Chapter 23

The three of them stood, staring at each other like it was a contest. Although the room was dimly lit, Santiago and Joan could feel the hot stare they got from Stacy.

To say she was pissed off was an understatement. This was something she had never expected and that with a lady she thought she could consider as a friend. To think that she wanted to offer Joan help some weeks ago angered her more.

Joan stood beside Santiago, rooted to the floor by what she sensed as fear and shame. Fear that she was doing something wrong and shame that she knew what things were like between Stacy and Santiago. When they spoke the last time, she could sense how much Stacy cared for Santiago with how she spoke about their relationship.

She knew there was something between them maybe in the past but all through the time she spent with Santiago, he never mentioned anything about being in a relationship or anything. He would have said something if there was and then she feels like she’s