Chapter 9: She Went Looking for Me

The silence went on so long I heard the clock. "…What did you just say?" "You heard me." I put the divorce papers on the desk. "Sign. So I can marry him properly." Gavin laughed until he choked. "He's marrying you? You expect me to believe that?" "We were married seven years," I said. "When did I ever lie to you?" The laugh died. He came at me, finger in my face. "Then tell me why. Why would Dante Marchetti look twice at you? You're a bakery girl. You're nothing. You're the most forgettable...