If I Only Knew by Corinne Michaels

Author:Corinne Michaels [Michaels, Corinne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Danielle

“So you burst out screaming at the defendant?” Heather asks while pouring a glass of wine.

“Yup.”

“Not your finest moment, huh?” Kristin giggles as she tucks her legs under her butt.

I roll my eyes. “Obviously not.”

“Well, I can’t say I blame you, Danni. You’ve been holding in a lot of crap and trying to pretend life is great,” Heather’s voice is full of compassion.

I don’t know what else to say at this point. If I cry too much, I feel like a burden. If I don’t break down, I’m too strong. There’s no right way to handle things.

“I’m not pretending anything. I’m dealing with my life the best I can. Am I a little overwhelmed? Yeah. I mean, my teenager is a freaking lunatic, Parker asked about his father again, I’m working full time and trying to pay bills, and I’m going to be fucking forty in three months.” I pull my hair up into a pony tail. “Oh, I also kissed Milo,” I blurt out.

Might as well get this over with.

Both of them sit their glasses on the table and then look at each other with their jaws hanging open. “This just got interesting.” Heather says.

“Yes, because me screaming like a maniac in court wasn’t ridiculous enough?”

Kristin shrugs. “She means the good shit.”

“I know what she means, “I huff.

Nicole opens the door and then knocks. “Hey, sorry I’m late. I couldn’t get Colin to sleep and God knows I’d get a hundred phone calls if I tried to leave him with his—” She stops talking, taking in the room. “—what the hell is going on here?”

“Danielle kissed Milo.”

She smirks at me. “Oh, I know all about that. Callum caught them in her office. Naughty girl. I hope you have some dirty desk sex while you’re at it.”

I drop my head in my hands. “I can’t with you people.”

Nicole laughs. “Did you think he wasn’t going to tell me? He said it was super uncomfortable to watch. That you were all panting and shit and Milo was super anxious through lunch. It seems you like a little British action too. Oh!” she yells and claps her hands. “We’ll be legit sisters!”

Kristin bursts out laughing. “All of our dreams right there. Being sisters with the nutcase of the group.”

“Please,” Nicole huffs. “You wish you had me as a sister.”

Heather giggles. “We wish we could erase the years you thought you were our sister.”

My friends are absolutely insane. There’s never been a doubt about this, but I’m not marrying anyone. Hell, Milo and I kissed—twice. That’s it.

“I think everyone needs to simmer down a bit. It was a mistake, okay? I’m clearly having a midlife crisis of sorts and this is just me . . . not handling it well.”

“Or you’re finally getting a second chance at things,” Kristin suggests.

“The fairy tale mentality is gone for me, Kris.”

“Right, because when I was considering going for Noah you were so pessimistic?”

She was a totally different story. Her husband spent years making her small and insignificant.

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