Chapter 36

“She claimed he was just a study partner, but I knew there was something else going on. All those late-night study sessions were just a smokescreen. They were sleeping together. I’m sure of it and I’d bet money that Blake is Ryan’s father, too.”

“Did you ever confront Jennifer about Blake?”

“No. I could never prove she was seeing him, I just suspected it. Besides, I wasn’t exactly faithful to Jen while we were dating, so I couldn’t really expect her to be faithful to me.”

Donovan told me that he had started seeing a man behind Jennifer’s back, but “just for sex…just someone to hook up with.”

“Did Jennifer know?”

“God, I hope not. I tried to be very discreet about that whole part of my life. I was also in denial. When I was with another guy back then, I kept telling myself I was just fooling around and it didn’t mean anything. I figured I’d eventually grow out of it, settle down with a woman, and have a family.”

“Did you think you’d marry Jennifer?”