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.

a

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

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

like that, the

Back to bickering.

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

No girlfriend. Plenty of women are after you —so what, you too scared to date because you can't...

Serenity's eyes widened.

liked

would he call her a

River's face darkened instantly.

quietly

scooted closer to Serenity and whispered, "Mom, Uncle

seen Uncle River look like

have a girlfriend-what about you? No boyfriend. What's the deal? Are you

"River! That slap earlier wasn't hard enough! You really are the worst! Nothing but garbage comes out of your mouth. Either you can't perform, or you're secretly

a dog spit out ivory? I'll bring my

of fire. "You

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