“We haven’t really kept in touch, have we?” She gave him an embittered look. He heard her, and knew he had a lot to explain. But even though it hurt so much to do this, it was much better this way. He could imagine the tawdry libelous headlines: Threesome In Corrupt Business Deal
No way.
She’d understand later why he’d been like this.
But still, the pull he felt towards her was too strong to deny. “Did you know Nadine was thinking of coming over next week?”
“Nadine?” she asked, and from her surprised look, it was obvious she had no idea. “Next week?”
He nodded.
“I didn’t know that. But I’m often the last to know anyway.” She sounded bitter and he wished he hadn’t mentioned anything at all. “It was something she’d been thinking about,” he said, trying to smooth things over, seeing her angry face. “I don’t know if it’s confirmed.”