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From the look on Serena’s face, I can tell something’s wrong.
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At first, it’s subtle. Just this tightness around her eyes, like the’s holding her breath behind her smile. But then I see the way her hands are curled under the edge of the table, knuckles blanching white. Her shoulders are stiff.
The others start to notice too.
Nathan’s still kneeling beside her chair, ring box open, his face full of soft, hopeful confusion. He looks up at her, then glances at the rest of us. Jade fiss frozen halfway through a sip of wine, eyes narrowed in Serena’s direction.
Mom looks between us all, probably trying to figure out why the mood in the room changed so suddenly.
And me?
I’m just sitting here, heart beating too fast.
Because I know Serena. I know that look. I know when she’s seconds away from doing something impulsive, something reckless and emotional
“…” she starts, voice trembling. “I care about you so much, Nathan. And I’d like to marry you. But there’s something you must know first. I can’t keep lying.”
Nathan’s no longer smiling. “We can go outside and talk about it, Rena,” he says.
Jade is shaking his head, a warning.
I don’t know whether Serena telling Nathan she’s in love with Jade would be a relief or a disaster.
I glance at Mom. She’s gone still, eyes slowly shifting from Jade to Serena, then to me. There’s confusion there. Worry. That particular narrowing of the eyes that only mothers have when they’re aware that something is off.
“What is going on?” she asks.
“Serena,” Jade says carefully, “maybe you and Nathan should go outside. Talk things out.”
“I support that,” I add quickly.
But Serena shakes her head, tears slipping down her cheeks. “I’m so sorry, Mom. And I’m sorry, Nathan. But I have to say it.”
“Don’t,” Jade hisses, “Don’t you dare.”
“Dare what?” Mom snaps. “Somebody tell me what the hell is going on.”
Serena keeps her head down. “I’ve harbored feelings for Jade for a while now, Mom,” she says in a voice so low, we barely hear her.
Nathan is frozen. “Like you’re in love with him?
Mom has gone rigid. Jade looks like he might explode.
“Not just that,” Serena says. Her voice breaks. “Once, when he was very drunk and thought I was Mom… we had sex.”
I’m pretty sure everyone in the room has stopped breathing
Mom’s face drains of all color, eyes pinned to Jade with an expression I’ve never seen at her before it’s not just shock, it’s not just betrayal. It’s far worse.
Jade doesn’t move wither, though I see his jaw tick, His eyes are locked on hers like he’s trying to telepathically explain the impossible. But there’s nothing to say that can for this.
“Is this some sort of prank?” Mom finally asks. “If it is, you all better stop it. It’s not funny
“It’s not a prank, Mom, Serena says, almost whispering
Jade turns to her. “Would you just shut up! You’ve done enough already.”
“Done enough?” Serena’s voice cracks. “What? You expected me to keep lying?”
“I expected you not to make everything about yourself. You took advantage of me when I was drunk! I kept it a secret from your mother so she wouldn’t hate you, and now you’ve decided to blow it all up?” He looks like he wants to throw something at the wall, at himsell, maybe even at her. “What the fuck is wrong with you?”
“I didn’t take advantage of you!” she shouts back. “How many times do have to say it? I thought you knew what you were doing!”
“You thought I’d willingly cheat on your mom?”
I can’t look away from either of them. My head keeps tuming back and forth like I’m watching a tennis match I wish I never came to.
Across the table, Nathan quietly closes the engagement ring box and rises from where he’s kneeling. He looks like he’s aged ten years in the last ten seconds. His mouth is pressed into a tight line, trembling at the corners. thud of my mother slamming both palms down on the dinner table. The plates jump. The cutlery clatters
And then there’s a sound. The sharp, rattling th
“Get out of my house,” she says. “You sick fucks.”
“Margot,” Jade says, standing and moving toward her. “I swear, I didn’t do it on purpose. Your daughter jumped me when I was drunk
“But you knew she had feelings for you, didn’t you?”
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“Did you not?” she demands.
Jade lowers his head for a breath.”?dd”
“You knew,” she breathes, eyes wide and feral, “and you still let her hang around here whenever she wanted. You let her sleep over. You let her stay close. And then you both had sex and kept it from me?”
“I didn’t want to ruin your relationship with her-“
“I don’t believe a goddamn word coming out of either of your mouths. And I want you all to leave.”
She turns and starts up the stairs. Jade takes a step toward her, but she spins and lifts a single hand in a silent, commanding gesture
“Don’t piss me off more, Jade.”
“Mom, I’m so sorry,” Serena chokes out as she stands at the retreating form of our mother. Her face is twisted, confused. “Oh, my god. What have I done?”
Nathan hasn’t moved. But I see his shoulders rising and falling. His knuckles whiten as he clenches his fists at his sides.
Then he speaks
“How could you?” he says. His voice is quieter than expected, but every syllable lands a punch. “How could you do this to me, Bena?”
Serena turn to him, already shaking her head. “Nathan…
“I loved you,” he continues. “There’s nothing I wouldn’t have done for you. I’ve never introduced anyone to my family. To my friends. To my work buddies. Even the guys at my club knew you by name,”
Serena’s Ep trembles. She takes a step forward.
“You think I care if you had some twisted crush on your stepfather?” Nathan says, louder now. “But you cheated on me. And you didn’t even have the decency to tell me in private. You announced it like a party trick. Slept with someone else-then climbed into my bed like nothing happened.” He pauses, shaking his head. “No one’s ever hurt me the way you just did.”
Tears spill down his face.
“I wish you the most painful things, Serena.”
Nathan…
“You have two days to get your things out of the house. After that, I’m setting them on fire.”
He turns to leave. Serena stumbles forward, grabbing at him. “Nathan! Please, don’t do this.”
Right then, a bundle of clothes hits the bottom of the stairs with a dull thud. The bundle breaks open, pieces scattering One of Jade’s shirts landsby Nathan’s feet.
Everyone turns.
My mother is standing halfway up the staircase, her arm still raised from throwing. Her mouth is drawn in a hard, merciless line. Her eyes are red and cold
“Margot,” Jade says, walking toward the stairs, “let’s talk about this. Let me come up and explain-“
“Stay right there. I’ll send all your stuff down here so you can leave.”
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