“Dina I don’t think it’s going to work any more, with all of us living here together like this.”
Joy and relief spread through her. It was the best news she had heard in months.
“Really?” You’re going to ask Bella to move out? Oh thank you, Mortimer, you have no idea how much it has been weighing on me to have her here and..”
She trailed off as she saw his face. He looked guilty.
“Mortimer? It is Bella who is going to leave isn’t it? Isn’t it?!” Her last words came out louder than she had intended.
“Bella was my first love” Mortimer said, “and I knew that she sometimes flirted with other men, or kissed them on film, but she was my true love and I was hers. And Dina my dear, while I do still love and care for you very much, it has become obvious these past few months that my feelings for Bella remain unchanged.”
She stared at him in shock, and he continued.
“It was never our intention to cause you pain, but if I had known Bella would come back, I never would’ve even begun seeing you romantically, and now that she is... well I can’t go on deceiving you.”