Pocketful of Diamonds
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“You remember Gwen, right?” Mya asked. When Nadia nodded, Mya smiled. “They got married.”
“I’m so confused.”
David laughed. “We were all confused at first, but they seem happy.”
Mya nodded. “They’re going to get remarried here, and . . .” Mya squealed. She turned to Frankie and Mark, who also began squealing.
“What’s happening?” Nadia asked, trying to back up farther.
“I think you and Caleb have been added to the wedding list,” David said.
“Wedding list?” Nadia could only seem to parrot. Suddenly a wave of nausea swept over her and she reached inside her purse to grab a lollipop. They seemed to bring a small amount of relief in a pinch. And someone had definitely pinched her. She popped it into her mouth, willing her already emptied stomach to behave.
With a bit of relief, Nadia realized she was being rude. She stretched out her hand to the woman at Greyson’s side. “I don’t think we’ve met. I’m Nadia.”
“Jenna.”
“It’s nice to meet you. Congratulations to you both.”
“And to you too,” Jenna said. “Not only are you engaged, but you won a few tournaments.”
“Oh, thank you. I didn’t realize you followed poker.”
“I don’t. Mya keeps me updated.”
Nadia could feel her eyes widening in horror. While Greyson and Nadia had never been in a serious relationship, Jenna wouldn’t want to know about her.
Jenna smiled. “Mya loves you. I have a feeling we’ll be in each other’s company quite a bit. I hope you don’t mind.”
Mind? While she really didn’t want to be in anyone’s company, except for Caleb’s, Jenna would probably cause the least amount of woes. She might actually serve as a buffer between her and the designing trio.
“Oh my God!” Mya burst through Nadia’s thought. “You’re pregnant!”
Nadia looked from Mya to Caleb, the lollipop held in suspended animation. “What?”
“I know those lollipops. You bought them for me when I was having morning sickness.” Mya beamed, unaware of the stir she was causing.
“Is it true?” Caleb asked.
“Ah, well,” Nadia hedged. She didn’t want to blurt it out, especially not before having it confirmed by a doctor. But Caleb looked expectantly at her, his eyes revealing his surprise. Her shifting insides turned upside down. “I think so. I have an appointment to see a doctor tomorrow.”
His mouth swung open.
“You can say something. Anything. There are people staring at us.”
He swooped her into his arms and spun her.
“Let me down or I’ll throw up,” she moaned, popping the sucker back into her mouth.
He set her down. “I can’t believe it.”
“Believe it.”
Mya, Frankie, and Mark squealed again, huddling as they spoke animatedly and with large gestures.
Nadia groaned, and this time it had nothing to do with her stomach. They were up to something.
“Nadia?”
She turned to find Sergio and his sister-in-law, Rose, walking toward them. “Sergio? What are you doing here?”
His face was strained, Rose’s too. “We followed him back here. We were going to warn all of you tonight, but since you’re all here—”
“Who?”
“My cousin.”
Nadia hadn’t thought of Alfonso in some time. If Sergio’s drug-cartel cousin was in town, there was a reason. One she wanted nothing to do with.
It seemed Nadia had been right all along. Las Vegas and her were bad luck together. And it took less than an hour to prove it.
What could possibly happen next?
Read the next Nadia Wolf Novel:
Five Weddings and a Fiasco
Everyone will be there.
Coming May 2017
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My Traitor
Pocketful of Diamonds
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