The Truth by Erica Lee

Author:Erica Lee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2019-09-25T23:00:00+00:00

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Diana, on the other hand, had no qualms about pretending to be happy which was proven on Thanksgiving Day. For some reason, ever since we moved back, it had been a tradition to host both of our families at our house for the holiday. That meant we had both sets of parents, all four sets of grandparents, my brother, his wife, my niece, and my nephew.

Diana was putting on quite a show for all of them, laughing about how our Christmas photo session went and talking about all of the plans we apparently had for Christmas. She even threw in the fact that we might need to start looking for a new house if we were going to have another child. That one brought wide grins to both of our mothers’ faces and a huge effort on my part to keep the shocked look off my face.

Diana was more affectionate toward me than she had been in years. She held my hand at the table and was constantly leaning in to place a kiss on my cheek.

After everyone was done eating, my brother walked over to where I was working on cleaning the dishes. “Hey, do you think we could go somewhere and talk?” I didn’t miss the look of concern that came to his face when he asked the question.

As soon as we were in my room with the door closed, he glared over at me. “Okay. What’s with all of the bullshit that Diana is spitting out there?”

“What do you mean, Scott?”

My brother scoffed at my attempt at playing dumb. “Don’t patronize me, Hailey. I’m not as dense as all of the adults here. Plus, I know you, and I can see it in your face that you’re not happy. You practically cringed when she mentioned more kids, and I know for a fact that if you could have at least four little munchkins running around, you would.”

I let out a defeated sigh. “We’ve been going through a rough patch lately.”

Scott shook his head in disgust. “Your whole marriage has been a rough patch. The only positive that’s come from her is Ava, and she actually didn’t have anything to do with that.”

It was now my turn to glare. “Hey! Saying that is really offensive. Even if she wasn’t biologically involved, she played a big part in Ava’s birth, and she isn’t any less Ava’s mom than I am.”

Scott’s face turned slightly red from guilt. My little brother had been my biggest supporter and greatest ally since I came out so I knew he didn’t mean anything by it. “Sorry. That’s not what I meant. But seriously, Hailey, what’s up this time? She’s not cheating on you again, is she?” My brother laughed as if the thought of her doing it a second time after being forgiven once was out of the question.

Before I could stop them, tears were streaking my cheeks and Scott’s face was turning red again, only this time from anger. “I’ll kill her,” he growled through gritted teeth.

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