“You asked me not to trust Ravil and I did anyway,” Geneva interrupts. “I told him secrets that you trusted me with. It’s okay, June. I get it. You don’t owe me anything. Definitely not any apologies.”
“Sometimes, I think we don’t know how to love each other like family.”
“Well,” she snorts, “we didn’t have much of an example to follow.”
“Forget Mom and Dad. It’s about time we set our own example,” I say. “Because I do want a relationship with you, Gen. I want my daughter to know her aunt.”
Geneva’s eyes go wide. “‘Daughter’? You’re having a girl?”
I smile shyly. “Yeah. I just found out.”
She sets her glass down and cups both my hands in hers. “Oh, wow! That’s amazing, June! And you’re…” Her joy fades. “You’re still living at the mansion with… with him?”
Just like that, all the warm
