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A wet snort came out. “Fuck her. She fucked Matt. Repeatedly.”

“Matt doesn’t know?”

I shook my head. “No. How easily did he get off? He had the affair. I get the secret.”

She rolled her eyes. “That sucks.”

“I can't marry Matt. I need to break this off with him.”

“When are you going to do that?”

I shrugged. “When the doctor says I’m allowed to upset him?”

“But before the wedding, right?”

“Helpful advice.”

“Hey, with your luck, he'll be going straight from the hospital to the church.”

I pointed at her. “Don’t even jinx me like that.”

“Are you going to be okay?”

I took a deep breath. “Yeah. I think I have spent so much time living in fear of being alone that maybe I just need to embrace it and accept that I might need to be alone for awhile. But I'd rather be alone than be with the wrong guy just because I'm afraid to be alone.”

We sat there in silence for a long moment.

“You ever hear from him?”

I shrugged. “Just a couple texts here and there.”

“So are you going to keep up the charade until Matt is better? Do you think you'll have a change of heart?”

I shook my head. “No. I know I won’t. I don't want to marry Matt.”

CHAPTER 41

Three days later,I sat in Matt’s room while he ate dinner.

“Want some green Jello?” he asked with a smile.

I smiled back and shook my head. “All yours.”

“I managed to walk around the ward three times this afternoon.”

“That’s so good,” I smiled. I remember how Matt used to go for hour-long runs just to burn off his excess energy. How times had changed.

“I’m a bit concerned about my mom,” he looked over at me. “I think the commute from the hospital to the loft is taking a toll on her.”

I didn’t argue. Irene looked more exhausted every day. “It’s been a tough go.”

He ran his tongue over his teeth. “Do you still have your granny’s condo?”

“Yes.”

“I know it's a lot to ask, but do you think she could stay there for awhile? If I recall, the condo is only a couple of minutes from here. She could leave anytime she wanted and go for a nap or a swim. Youknow how much she loves swimming.” Matt gave me a beguiling smile.

I couldn’t bring myself to meet Matt’s eyes. “Well, someone is staying there right now.”

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