How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend
How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend
“The words made no sense. I waited for him to say the rest of it—the part with the punch line that would let everyone know he was just joking. Because he couldn’t be right. Jesse had already agreed to help Dante.
But as Wilson went on talking about the election, Jesse didn’t contradict him. I looked at Jesse’s face, expecting to see surprise or confusion—something that would signal that Wilson had made a mistake.
Jesse wouldn’t look back at me.
And then I knew it was true. The pieces fell togeth...er in my mind. The call from Wilson, the fact that Dante had been mad at Jesse when he’d come home. He’d even said, “Jesse is helping Wilson, not me.” But I hadn’t understood. I hadn’t realized Jesse had jumped candidates.
I suddenly felt cold. My lips involuntarily clamped together like they’d been glued shut. Oh, I had a lot of things I wanted to say, but they seemed lodged in my throat. I couldn’t say them with Wilson and Bridget standing inches away.
I clutched my glass and stared at the floor.MoreLess
But as Wilson went on talking about the election, Jesse didn’t contradict him. I looked at Jesse’s face, expecting to see surprise or confusion—something that would signal that Wilson had made a mistake.
Jesse wouldn’t look back at me.
And then I knew it was true. The pieces fell togeth...er in my mind. The call from Wilson, the fact that Dante had been mad at Jesse when he’d come home. He’d even said, “Jesse is helping Wilson, not me.” But I hadn’t understood. I hadn’t realized Jesse had jumped candidates.
I suddenly felt cold. My lips involuntarily clamped together like they’d been glued shut. Oh, I had a lot of things I wanted to say, but they seemed lodged in my throat. I couldn’t say them with Wilson and Bridget standing inches away.
I clutched my glass and stared at the floor.MoreLess
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