CHAPTER 108

Rosa

It was the truth. I would always be the sidepiece. I could also say with all honesty that I was glad I went for it. Gabriel was mine for a short time and I would never forget it.

“He does love you enough. You won’t give him the chance to prove it.”

“If I told him and he married Isabella—which is what will happen—it will kill me. It’s better like this.”

She simply made a sound in her throat that let me know I was full of shit.

“Come on,” she said and placed her arm back around my shoulders. “Let’s get the little mommy to her bed so she can sleep.”

“I hate you.”

“I’m going to be the worst aunt imaginable. If your son or daughter isn’t a hellraiser right out of the gate, I’ll do the training.”

“I love you, mi amica,” I told her.

“I know.”

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I made it to the last week of school. I’d passed my finals easily. This was the fun time for seniors. I wasn’t drinking but there was a party every night and the alcohol flowed. It was Sunday and I had everything ready for the next morning. T