Page 49 of A Play for Love

“I swear to God. I’m going to kill Nathan. Why would they go there?” I looked at the girls.

“Maybe Shaun wanted to say hi.” Jenni chewed her bottom lip.

“Really, Jen? I can’t believe Nathan would do that and not tell me.”

“Calm down,” Grace gripped my shoulders. “You don’t know what’s going on. Nathan is going to tell you. I’ll bet any money that when he Facetimes you, he’ll tell you all about it and why he and Shaun were there. Let’s wait and see how this plays out. Jenni, don’t tell Shaun that you know he was there. Because if Nathan is keeping it a secret, Shaun will tell him that you know, and he knows that you’d tell Sofia.”

“Right. I won’t tell him that I know.”

“And how the hell am I supposed to act when he calls, knowing that he saw my mother?”

“You act casually as if you don’t know,” Emilia spoke.

“Chances are he might wait to tell you when he gets home. He knows it’s a sensitive topic and may not want to do it over the phone,” Charlotte said.

“I’m going to kill him!”

My phone rang, and when I looked down at it, Nathan was Facetiming me.

“Come on, girls. Let’s go home,” Grace said. “You got this, Sof. Text or call if you need any of us.”

“I’ll be over in a flash,” Charlotte said.

I picked up my phone, took a deep breath, and answered his call.

“Hey.” My lips gave way to a fake smile.

“Hi, gorgeous. What took you so long to answer?”

“I was upstairs, and my phone was in the kitchen. How was your evening?”

“Good. Shaun and I had a nice dinner, and then we came back to the suite and kicked back a few drinks.

Liar.

“Sounds fun.”

“Were the girls over?” he asked.

“Yeah. They left a while ago.”

“How are my children?”

“They’re good.”

“What’s wrong? You seem off,” he said.

“I do? I’m sorry. It’s been a long day, and I’m tired.”

“Go to bed, babe, and get some rest. I’ll see you tomorrow. I love you and miss you so much.”

“I miss and love you too, Nathan. See you tomorrow.”

I ended the call and held my phone against my chest as I let out a breath. He lied to me. I called Jenni.

“Hey,” she answered.

“Did Shaun Facetime you?” I asked.

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