Chapter 93

NADINE

A knock brought me back to reality.

Joy leaned in. "Can I enter?"

I grinned and nodded.

She entered, eyes going wide when she scanned me. "Holy shit!"

I chuckled. "That awful?"

"That awesome!" She murmured. Then, a beat later, she moved toward me and wrapped her arms around me. "I'm really proud of you."

The words stabbed hard. I held her harder.

"I recall you sobbing into your coffee at K