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a possibility that Barry is sleeping around on me. I let that news
sink in and fight against the hurt that bubbles up in my chest. But rumors are
not facts. Johnni must have something else to have come to me about it.
    “Is there more to it?” I ask,
unsure if I want the answer.
    “I had him followed. It’s true,
hon. He’s been sleeping with one of my models.”
    Agony slams into my chest like a
physical blow and I suck in a violent breath, trying to keep a whimper from
escaping. Before I realize what is happening I’m shaking my head, trying to
scramble up so that I can leave. Johnni puts a hand on my shoulder keeping me
still. He knows I need to hear this, even though I don’t want to.
    “Fallon, you need to hear it all.”
    I shake my head even harder,
trying to dislodge his hand from my shoulder. My vision blurs and it takes me a
moment to realize that I can’t see because of the tears. “No, Johnni. Don’t. “
    He pulls me tightly against his
chest and wraps his arms around me. “I didn’t want to tell you. You know that.
All I want is to protect you and make sure that you find your happy ending.
When I told you to kiss a few frogs, I never thought that you would tongue
wrestle a snake.”
    I try to speak but the moment I
open my mouth sobs roll across my tongue. It’s not that I am in love with
Barry. Maybe I am but I haven’t had enough time to come to grips with it.
Really, I feel hurt and betrayed. Someone I trusted threw that trust back in my
face. I opened up to him and let him see the most vulnerable part of me. I put
faith in him when everyone around me was telling me that he wasn’t right for
me. For him to do this in the face of that… It’s more than I can take.
    Johnni strokes my back for a few
minutes, waiting for me to catch my breath before he continues. “Are you
feeling a little better?”
    I begin to calm again, reaching
deep and finding strength in the words of my old cheer coach. “When you need a
pity party, fully indulge for ten, and then you move on.”
    It’s comforting to realize that
not all of my past lessons are negative. My ten-minute pity party lasts for
just that, and I wipe my tears away. “All right, tell me the rest.”
    Johnni nods after giving me
another hug. I can tell that he’s proud of the way I’m handling the situation,
but he doesn’t let that stop him from telling me all that I need to know. “You
know what kind of projects I work on in the fashion industry. Think about it,
what kind of models do I use?”
    I blink, trying to clear the rest
of the tears from my eyes. Johnni is one of the top celebrity sales reps for Peroig
Men’s Wear. I gasp, sucking in more air than I mean to and start coughing
violently. “Wha-what? You can…mean…”
    Johnni pounds my back, trying to
get me to breathe easily again. “Yeah. Just…I don’t know what else to say. You
know exactly what I mean.”
    My stomach twists but I bite my tongue to keep from bursting
into tears again. That won’t solve anything and I refuse to give Barry the
satisfaction of making my day any worse. I will deal with him later. “Look, let’s
talk about something else.”
    Johnni pauses as if he’s unsure about my sudden change of
subject. I see him peer into me, judging if it is wise to let me switch in the
middle of something so emotional. I try to give him a sincere smile but I know
it looks brittle and weak. Like the rest of me.
    “Please. Tell me how it’s going with you and Kyle. Didn’t
you say you had some news?”
    “Yeah, but…”
    “No buts. Spill. I could use some good news now and it’ll
take my mind off things while I sort it out in my head.”
    Johnni sighs again. He runs his hands through his hair and I
smile. He is usually very careful about keeping his appearance immaculate. The
fact that he has willingly messed up his hair twice in one sitting is a
testament to his inner turmoil. Again the way he’s taking this news as if it
personally hurts him as well only