Shady

(Ah nice!) “No.” Ky glared and opened the door to a parlor, storming in. “No it doesn’t. If he wanted to sleep around he shouldn’t have gotten married it’s not ...

“No he’s not or he wouldn’t have done it,” she spat. (The student loan forgiveness application is now open)

“That he’s ‘sorry’,” she said bitterly.

Ky nodded shakily and started walking again.

Talia nodded as well. “I hope you like it.”

Ky stopped, putting her hand on the wall to steady herself as that came like a blow to the gut. She felt ill. Prostitutes ?

Talia shrugged. “I mean… I don’t know if it’s worth the trouble seeing as none of you have the taste for it… but it’s very good.”

“Emery…” she sniffled. “A lot… and more…”

“…I guess it’d be pointless to make it without tomato sauce though.”

She nodded miserably.

She nodded dumbly and took a step closer to him, letting him decide where they went.

That made her feel even worse and she started crying harder in response.

She wiped at her face as fresh tears spilled free. “He cheated on her! She trusted him and he hurt her.”

She hesitated when she heard his voice and processed who it was. She scrubbed her face, glancing at him and then away. “Nothing.”

“…huh… I wonder if lichen pasta is a thing…”