"I do sometimes have to do that. But part of why I got to where I am is because I can deliver those harsh truths with tact and empathy. At least that's what they tell me." Ella wasn't one to brag about her work, she was just trying to explain.
She laughed and it was very hollow and humorless in sound. "Beginning, yes. I am awesome at denial." And she was. Which is how her ex was so successful in pulling off the affair. If Ella had seen the signs, she ignored them to the point that she doesn't even remember seeing signs.
"I'm like you - I think I have a place for now until he gets tired of me. He's not quite the nurturing type," she explained. Ella wondered what Eve's story was. "If your situation changes or whatever, we could always bunk together. I just hate the thought of being alone during all this. I know we just met and if you're uncomfortable with that, I totally understand."