Stronger by Janet Nissenson

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

Chapter Seventeen

Late September

“And here I was starting to revise my opinion that you were the biggest fucking moron I’d ever known. You just had to go and screw that all up again, didn’t you?”

Dante winced in reaction from Nick’s scathing retort to the news he’d just shared with him. “Sorry to have disappointed you - Dad. But in case you hadn’t realized it, I am old enough to make my own decisions. Whether you agree with them or not isn’t really the point.”

Nick shook his head, not bothering to hide his disgust. “I can agree that this one in particular is a bad decision. Seriously, Dan - what the fuck! I wish I had taken a video of at least one of the dozen or more times you sat across from me just like you are now moping and whining because that chick had flounced out of your life so she could become a big movie star. Wait a sec. Maybe I actually did take a video one of those times.”

As Nick scrolled through his phone, Dante scowled darkly at his best friend. He had deliberately put off telling Nick about Katie for close to three weeks now, knowing that the announcement would not be well received. Discretion, tact, and keeping his very strong opinions to himself would never be traits one would associate with Nick Manning, and he was certainly proving those facts to be true this afternoon.

“Knock it off, Nick,” growled Dante, who wasn’t in the greatest of moods today himself. “Like it or not, Katie and I are back together and giving things another try. And nothing you say is going to change that. Hey, Angela gave you another chance and you were way more of a jerk towards her than Katie was to him.”

“Hmmpf. Matter of opinion, I suppose,” grumbled Nick. “And at least she made me work for it when I tried to get her back. Is Blondie even the tiniest bit contrite? I mean, if a chick had pulled that sort of shit on me - well, moot point, because there’s no way in hell I’d have ever considered taking her back after that. But say in some alternate universe I might have thought about it, I’d damn sure have made her grovel and beg. A lot.”

“That’s because you’re an asshole while I’m a nice guy,” retorted Dante. “And if Angela had ever bothered to ask my advice before she took you back, I would have told her to get some serious counseling for even entertaining a stupid idea like that.”

Nick flipped him off before taking a sip of his Pinot Noir. “Angela’s too smart to take advice from a moron like you. Now, I think you and I have traded enough insults for one afternoon. And you’re right, Dan. You are a grown man, and God knows with my crappy record with women I’m probably the last person who should be telling you how to run your life.”

Dante nodded. “All right. Agreed. No more insulting each other.

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