“I can no longer wait! I tried Tabi. God knows I tried to understand!” Sandy said through clenched teeth, her voice carefully controlled. “But he’s too much! What, am I no longer a part of this…this sham? Should I just suck it up and smile until my face breaks? He did not even bother telling me. I was just a phone call away, for f***s’ sake!” She pushed her chair back. She left the table with a swish of her skirt without bothering to look how the others reacted. Sandy was too angry to care. She avoided everyone’s eyes deliberately as she marched her way to the ladies’ room. Watching herself in the mirror made him pause. Sandy’s face was flushed red from the intense emotion churning in her chest. How she wanted to scream and curse to her heart’s content. The muscles in her body quivered.