Christmas party 2023 (10)

Donnie was sitting on one of the sofas that were arranged along the wall and she accepted the cocktail that Jarred brought to her with an absentminded 'thanks'.

Jarred noticed that she was gazing toward the dancefloor, or to be more precise, toward Angelo and Melissa.

"Do you want to dance?", Jarred asked.

Donnie peeled her gaze away from the dancefloor and shook her head, rejecting his offer. "Maybe later."

Jarred looked at Donnie as she took a sip of her drink and he didn't ask more questions.

His Donnie never liked talking about her past, and he never understood what exactly happened between her and Angelo two decades ago and how they ended up alienating from each other. Of course, Jarred heard the official version but more than once, when Donnie thought that no one was watching, Jarred caught Donnie's gaze with a hint of longing directed in Angelo's direction.