“Peyton! Come on. Just read it.”

     “No, Mia.” Peyton shook her head, her mouth set in a hard line.

     “You have to read it,” Mia said, pushing the laptop across the table toward Peyton.

     “I don’t ‘have to’ do anything,” Peyton replied, “and I can’t believe you are taking his side on this.”

     “I’m not taking his side,” Mia responded mulishly. “I just think the guy deserves a chance to make it up to you.”

     “Should I give Dale another chance too?” Peyton asked.

     “No way,” Mia replied. “What he did was way worse. The guy married another woman. Finn just made a mistake—”

     “He made a fool of me,”...