Chapter 104: Olive's POVThe Italian restaurant was exactly the kind of place I needed, dim lighting, soft music, the smell of garlic and wine filling the air.Paloma was already there when I arrived, sitting at a corner table looking effortlessly elegant in a cream dress."Olive!" she said, standing to hug me. "You made it! I was worried you'd cancel.""Almost did," I admitted, sitting down across from her. "It's been a hell of a week.""I can imagine," Paloma said, her grey eyes sympathetic. "Saw the game earlier. That was intense.""Yeah," I said, not wanting to talk about it."Your boyfriend played amazingly," she continued. "That last goal? Incredible. You must be so proud.""He's not my boyfriend," I said automatically.Paloma raised an eyebrow. "Really? Because the way he talks about you on those calls, the way you light up when his name comes up... seems like more than nothing.""It's complicated," I said."Isn't it always?" Paloma said with a knowing smile. "Men make everythi
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