Folding his hands, Drusus arched an eyebrow. "How do you know him by the way? He asked again. He could tell that there was a story there and his mouth was itching to gossip.
Jennie changed position to get a better look at Alton. "As a matter of the fact we do, he was Maureen's boyfriend or fling almost turned fiance....I think?" Her quizzical gaze shifted to Maureen.
The relationship between her and Alton had been undefined. Given the way they had iced him out after she cut him off, it was likely that the relationship was safely buried under a big pile of garbage.
"W-we broke up or something like that." A wet, shaky laugh accompanied her words.
"Who said?" Alton spoke as he took the last step that closed the gap between him and Maureen. Without pause he embraced her and apologized for keeping the secret about being a former special forces soldier from her.
