River knew Romina's character all too well.

She was popular with everyone, yet she always showed him her worst side.

It left a bitter taste in his mouth. Everyone else got the best version of her, but not

him.

Didn't he deserve her kindness too?

Then again, he had stolen her business. And he had stolen her. If she treated him too nicely after that, she'd look like a fool.

That thought made him feel better.

After all, he hadn't exactly treated her with kindness either.

"Oh, I've known you for five or six years, and this is the first time I've ever heard

you say I'm a good person," Romina said, pretending to be touched.

call yourself a bad person, go

bad. I'm a good person, and I'm not about to go around saying I'm not. I still need to get married someday. Don't want to

already pushing it. You're thirty and still single. No boyfriend. Guess no one's into you. Sure, you've got a

that, the mood

Back to bickering.

boyfriend, I could get ten or twenty in a minute. Tons of guys like me-I just don't like them. You

girlfriend. Plenty of women are after you —so what, you too scared

Serenity's eyes widened.

actually liked Romina's

he call her a traitor

River's face darkened instantly.

tension and quietly

Serenity and whispered, "Mom, Uncle River's face

River look like that before. Romina's words

moved. He snapped back at Romina. "Oh, so I don't have a girlfriend-what about you? No boyfriend. What's the deal? Are you into women? Is that it? You wanna come out now?

up, furious. "River! That slap earlier wasn't hard enough! You really are the worst! Nothing

seen a dog spit out ivory? I'll bring my pet dog over and

full of fire.

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