{"id":9743,"date":"2026-08-12T14:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/risingstoryusa.com\/?p=9743"},"modified":"2026-08-12T14:50:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:50:26","slug":"my-husband-teased-me-at-a-pool-party-saying-i-wasnt-as-attractive-as-his-brothers-new-wife-so-i-put-him-in-his-place-and-hell-never-forget-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/risingstoryusa.com\/?p=9743","title":{"rendered":"My Husband Teased Me at a Pool Party, Saying I Wasn\u2019t as Attractive as His Brother\u2019s New Wife \u2013 So I Put Him in His Place, and He\u2019ll Never Forget It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I brushed aside every cutting remark and kept telling myself not to take it personally. Looking back, I should\u2019ve realized there would eventually be a point where I simply couldn\u2019t take any more.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nursery clock glowed 5:00 a.m. when Onica finally settled against my shoulder. I swayed gently in the same old rocking chair where I\u2019d once fed Bradley three years before. My phone alarm would soon remind me it was time to pump before grabbing a shower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A small voice drifted in from the hallway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMama? Is it morning-morning or nighttime-morning?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s shhh-morning, buddy,\u201d I whispered back. \u201cGo crawl in with Daddy. I\u2019ll come get you soon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDaddy\u2019s snoring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know, sweetheart. He\u2019s very good at it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tiny footsteps padded away, followed by a soft thump and silence. I closed my eyes for all of four seconds before Onica hiccupped herself awake again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By seven, I stood in the kitchen pumping beneath my blazer while stirring oatmeal one-handed. My laptop sat open on the counter, already loading the marketing presentation for my nine o\u2019clock meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019d gone back to work only weeks after Onica\u2019s birth because my husband, Carl, had lost his job during the company\u2019s latest round of layoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carl wandered into the kitchen, hair sticking out in every direction, phone already in his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCoffee ready?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019ll have to make it,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRough one?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe was up at two, four, and five.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019ll have to make it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He grunted, kept scrolling, and instinctively angled his screen away when I looked over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Probably sports highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or maybe job listings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>I chose to believe it was the second option because questioning anything else felt exhausting.<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlice dropped by yesterday,\u201d I said, trying to brighten the mood. \u201cShe brought chicken casserole and said I looked exhausted. But she said it kindly\u2026 like she actually cared.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYeah, Alice is good like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSteve got lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carl never looked up from his phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On my way to grab Bradley\u2019s shoes, I caught my reflection in the hallway mirror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A stained hoodie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday\u2019s ponytail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once upon a time there had been a woman who wore heels to Friday dinners and put on lipstick just to take out the trash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was still somewhere inside me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Probably asleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After dropping the kids at daycare, I slid into my meeting with barely thirty seconds to spare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I kept repeating the same reassurance I\u2019d clung to for weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019d carried Carl through losing his job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now it was my turn to lean on him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s what marriage was supposed to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That evening, after finally settling both children, I collapsed onto the couch beside my husband while he watched television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLong day,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYeah, mine too. Job stuff,\u201d Carl replied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow\u2019d it go?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSlow,\u201d he answered. \u201cHey, babe. Not to be a jerk, but once things settle down, maybe you should really think about going to the gym. You\u2019ve gained a lot of weight lately.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I slowly turned toward him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSorry?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI just mean, Alice makes it look so easy. The classes and everything. Might be good for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alice was Carl\u2019s new sister-in-law\u2014Steve\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I laughed because crying into a spit-up-covered throw pillow seemed even worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between work, sleepless nights, a newborn, a three-year-old, endless laundry, meals, and cleaning, every hour already belonged to someone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Somewhere along the way I\u2019d stopped taking care of myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019d forgotten what going to the gym felt like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019d forgotten makeup, dresses, heels\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There simply wasn\u2019t room for any of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCarl, I haven\u2019t peed alone in three years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m just saying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know. It\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I let it go because I convinced myself he hadn\u2019t meant it the way it sounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back then, I convinced myself of a lot of things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The next several weeks blurred together.<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I pumped in parking lots before meetings, reheated leftovers while bouncing Onica on one hip, and answered Bradley\u2019s endless dinosaur questions before I even managed to take my shoes off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carl, meanwhile, perfected one routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sitting on the couch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDid you send out any applications today?\u201d I asked one evening while stepping over another pile of laundry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m networking,\u201d Carl answered without lifting his eyes from his phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith whom?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople. It\u2019s not something you\u2019d understand, Nina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like always, I let it pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments about Alice started as occasional remarks before becoming routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even while I changed diapers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou should see Alice\u2019s dance class videos,\u201d Carl said one morning. \u201cShe dances beautifully, has an athletic body, and wears short skirts! And you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s great for her,\u201d I replied quietly while wiping applesauce from Bradley\u2019s chin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou used to have that kind of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My hand stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bradley stared at me with wide eyes, applesauce still sitting on one eyebrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCarl, I had a baby recently.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m just saying. Alice still finds time for her dance classes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlice is 28 and doesn\u2019t have a newborn strapped to her chest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carl only shrugged, as though I\u2019d just proven his point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That evening, I made one more attempt at having a real conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI need help around the house,\u201d I said. \u201cYou\u2019re home all day. I\u2019m not asking for miracles. I\u2019m asking for dishes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m dealing with a lot right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo am I.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s different, Nina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carl never answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, he reached for his phone, and once again I noticed him tilting the screen away before tapping it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I convinced myself I was imagining things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The little details kept piling up until they were impossible to ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before Steve and Alice came over, Carl actually showered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not just a quick rinse\u2014a full routine, complete with the cologne he usually saved for anniversaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBig plans?\u201d I teased as he fussed with his collar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJust want to look decent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou looked decent yesterday in gym shorts you haven\u2019t washed in a week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVery funny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During lunch, Carl insisted on driving Alice home because \u201cSteve had that thing to get to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I didn\u2019t remember Steve mentioning any plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judging by the confused expression on my brother-in-law\u2019s face, neither did he.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the table, Alice caught my eye and held my gaze just a little too long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later that afternoon, she texted me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not about Carl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow are you doing, really? I bought too much lasagna. Want me to drop some off?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After that, she kept arriving with homemade meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She held Onica so I could eat while the food was still warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She asked genuine questions about my job and actually listened to the answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I kept expecting some hidden motive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There never was one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou seem tired, Nina,\u201d Alice said one afternoon while sitting on my kitchen floor as Bradley proudly showed off his dinosaur collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m okay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou don\u2019t have to be okay with me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I nearly burst into tears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I blamed the hormones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That week, I decided to reclaim one tiny piece of myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One squat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oatmeal was spinning in the microwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How hard could it be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apparently\u2026 very.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something popped in my lower back, and I froze halfway down, arms stretched out like I was surrendering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bradley wandered into the kitchen, stared for a long moment, then tilted his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMommy, why are you stuck like a frog? Are you gonna hop?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo, sweetheart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCan you hop?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot currently, no.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He accepted that answer, opened the refrigerator, grabbed a string cheese, and wandered away while I remained crouched beside the microwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I laughed until tears rolled down my face before carefully unfolding myself like an old lawn chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The highlight of my week had become my three-year-old comparing me to a frog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That evening, Carl started again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHave you seen Alice? She\u2019s literally the definition of beauty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019d already noticed how often both Carl and Steve complimented Alice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even so, I kept my voice calm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cThat\u2019s nice of you to notice her, but right now beauty is the last thing on my mind. I\u2019m simply trying to survive with a schedule like mine.\u201d<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I still wanted to believe he understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday evening, Carl practically bounced through the front door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo,\u201d he announced while cracking open a beer he hadn\u2019t paid for, \u201cI\u2019m throwing a pool party. For my 40th. A big one!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHere?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhere else? Steve\u2019s coming. Alice too, obviously.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obviously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCarl, I\u2019m exhausted. Onica isn\u2019t sleeping through the night. Bradley\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNina. It\u2019s my 40th!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I looked at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fresh haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The phone always lying face down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The man who once brought me flowers for no reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFine,\u201d I said. \u201cWe\u2019ll have a party.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quietly, standing there in my stained shirt, I made one decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever it took, I was walking out to that pool looking like the woman I remembered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four o\u2019clock arrived much too soon that Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I stood in the kitchen icing cupcakes with one hand while warming a bottle with the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Onica slept in her bouncer beside me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carl was still upstairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By nine, I\u2019d hung patio lights, inflated a palm tree, dressed Bradley in tiny swim trunks, and taped a Happy 40th banner across the fence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carl finally wandered downstairs nearly an hour later, yawning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWow, the place looks decent,\u201d he said. \u201cYou didn\u2019t overdo the cheesy stuff, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJust the right amount of cheesy,\u201d I replied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guests began arriving around noon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steve carried in a cooler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alice followed with an enormous fruit platter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moment she saw me, she wrapped me in a hug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNina, sit down. I mean it,\u201d she whispered. \u201cLet me hold Onica. Go eat something that isn\u2019t a Goldfish cracker.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I couldn\u2019t help smiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou sure?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGive me that baby.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She had Onica in her arms before I finished asking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time all day, I managed to eat an actual deviled egg while standing in peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around two, I finally slipped upstairs, pulled out the only swimsuit that still fit, and stood staring at myself in the mirror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I reminded myself I\u2019d grown two children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head held high, I walked back outside toward the pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moment I stepped onto the patio\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">everything changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone who could swim was already in the pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steve stood in the shallow end beside Carl, holding a beer he hadn\u2019t even started. Alice relaxed on a lounger with Onica asleep against her chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I walked a little closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Carl burst into loud laughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steve laughed too\u2014until he caught sight of my face. His smile vanished, and he suddenly looked like he wanted to disappear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I stopped where I was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat\u2019s so funny?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carl wiped tears from his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSorry, sorry, I couldn\u2019t help it! Alice was just swimming, and, I mean, come on. She clearly looks more attractive in a swimsuit than you do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entire patio fell silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Someone\u2019s fork clinked against a plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alice\u2019s expression hardened instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The words hurt, but I said nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, one thought settled quietly in my mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019d had enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI couldn\u2019t help it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I turned around, walked back inside, climbed the stairs, and quietly closed the bedroom door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I sat on the edge of the bed with both hands covering my mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A gentle knock followed almost immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alice stepped inside and shut the door behind her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNina,\u201d she said softly. \u201cI have to tell you something, and I\u2019ve been sick over it for weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlice, please, I really can\u2019t right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou can,\u201d she replied. \u201cYou need to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I looked up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>She sat beside me and unlocked her phone.<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCarl has been texting me for weeks,\u201d she said. \u201cPhotos. 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