DATING MY DAUGHTER'S EX
“It goes away. I’ll issue a statement saying it was all a terrible misunderstanding. That the video was out of context, that our design teams had a regrettable overlap. I’ll save you. For a price.”
A laugh, harsh and brittle, escaped me. “You must be sick in the head.”
I turned to leave. The taste of the air in this staged, hollow version of our past was making me nauseous.
“Ellie.” Her voice stopped me, cool and clear. “You have less than thirty minutes until I go live to the world. And if you think that kid lover of yours will really help you, you’re deceiving yourself. Desperate men are loyal only to the next breath. He’s already betrayed everyone else. What makes you think you’re special