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Lucinda: We’re telling everyone tomorrow.
His heart sank. At least his father had given him a week.
Terri: You free? I need an update on your wild adventure.
“Mind if I call my sister?” he asked. “We need to catch up.”
“Of course not,” she replied. “I’ll see you back in the room.”
Daniel watched her go before calling Terri.
“Hey,” he said. “Sorry, I was away from my phone for a bit.”
“Don’t be,” she replied. “It’s nice that you’re away from it for once. How is it going?”
“Lucinda and Dad are telling everyone tomorrow.”
“Oh, perfect,” Terri said dryly. “I’m guessing he told you?”
“She did,” he said. “She’s been acting weird since finding out about Amelia.”
“I’m sure she has. Leave it to her to cheat on you, then want you to stay single forever. Good riddance.” Terri blew a raspberry.
“How much wine have you had?”
“None, but the actions of a kid carry over after a while.” She sighed. “And he’s in the other room, so I can’t say what I’m really thinking.”
“I get it,” he replied. “Amelia overheard me snap at Lucinda and I had to tell her who she left me for. It was awkward, to say the least, but she’d find out eventually. Luckily for me, she’s not the biggest fan of Lucinda, either.”
“Really? And how are things going with the beautiful Amelia?”
“Fine.”
“Any feelings turn real?”
“Maybe.”
“And has anything happened?”
“Why do you want to know?”
“Chrissy and I have a bet. Mine is that you’ll break before the vacation is up. I’ll win twenty dollars.”
“Then consider yourself twenty dollars richer.”
“Yes! Now, are you officially together, or is this one of those things where you don’t talk about it, and it inevitably blows up in your face?”
“We’re not official, but we did agree to be committed to the fake relationship.”
“Wow, communication, huh? Is she still not wanting to date anyone?”
“I think so.”
“So, how long does this little ruse go on for?”
“No clue. We agreed to end it whenever. Could be months.”
Terri laughed. “Months? Sounds like a real relationship.”
