Dirty Truths

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Copyright © 2023 by Brittanee Nicole All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without written permission of the copyright owner except for the use of quotations in a book review. Cover Design Mary of Books and Moods Formatting by Cover to Cover Author Services Editing by Beth VB Edits Content Editing Brittni Van-Overbooked Editing www.brittaneenicole.net Created with Vellum CONTENTS Dirty Truths Playlist Foreword Prologue 1. Marry Me by Train 2. Drive by Incubus 3. There She Goes by Sixpence None the Richer 4. Everything You Want by Vertical Horizon 5. Closing Time by Semisonic 6. She’s So High By Tal Bachman 7. Suddenly I See by KT Tunstall 8. Crash Into Me by Dave Matthews 9. Vogue by Madonna 10. Don’t Panic by Coldplay 11. Poker Face By Lady Gaga 12. I Know You Want Me by Pitbull 13. Boston by Augustana 14. The Only Exception by Paramore 15. Slide by The Goo Goo Dolls 16. Amber by 311 17. Love Song by Sara Bareilles 18. Wonderwall by Oasis 19. Friday I’m in Love by The Cure 20. Complicated by Avril Lavigne 21. Don’t Dream It’s Over by Crowded House 22. Losing My Religion by R.E.M. 23. Fix You by Coldplay 24. Yellow by Coldplay 25. Clocks by Coldplay 26. Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol 27. Look After You by The Fray 28. Chasing Pavements by Adele 29. Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve 30. Everlong by Foo Fighters 31. Mr. Brightside by The Killers 32. Secret by Maroon 5 33. Two Princes by Spin Doctors 34. Sunday Morning by Maroon 5 35. Falling for You by Colbie Caillat 36. Only Wanna Be with You by Hootie and the Blowfish 37. I Got You by Jack Johnson 38. The Warmth by Incubus 39. The Warmth by Incubus 40. I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry 41. Umbrella by Rihanna and Jay-Z 42. Lips on You By Maroon 5 43. Crazy in Love Beyonce & Jay Z 44. Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap 45. It Had to Be You by Ray Charles 46. Precious Love by James Morrison 47. Bubbly Colbie Caillat 48. Just Got Started Loving You by James Otto 49. You Were Meant For Me by Jewel 50. Warning Sign by Coldplay 51. How To Save a Life by The Fray 52. I Love You Always Forever by Donna Lewis 53. You Are the Best Thing by Ray LoMontagne 54. I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith 55. Sparks by Coldplay 56. Only You by Cheat Codes Acknowledgments Also by Brittanee Donley DIRTY TRUTHS PLAYLIST 1. Marry Me by Train 2. Drive by Incubus or Upside Down by Jack Johnson 3. There She Goes by Sixpence None The Richer 4. Everything You Want by Vertical Horizon 5. Closing Time by Semisonic 6. She’s So High By Tal Bachman 7. Suddenly I See by KT Tunstall 8. Crash Into Me by Dave Matthews 9. Vogue by Madonna 10. Don’t Panic by Coldplay 11. Poker Face By Lady Gaga 12. I Know You Want Me by Pitbull 13. Boston by Augustana 14. The Only Exception by Paramore 15. Slide by The Goo Goo Dolls 16. Amber by 311 17. Love Song By Sara Bareilles 18. Wonderwall by Oasis 19. Friday I’m in Love by The Cure 20. Complicated by Avril Lavigne 21. Don’t Dream It’s Over by Crowded House 22. Losing My Religion by R.E.M. 23. Fix You by Coldplay 24. Yellow by Coldplay 25. Clocks by When I have nothing else, I have music. And Sara. Thank you, my sweet friend, for all your help. Jay is yours. XOXO, Brittanee My only love sprung from my only hate. Too early seen unknown, and known too late! Prodigious birth of love is it to me. That I must love a loathed enemy. –Shakespeare PROLOGUE JAY I was ten the first time I saw two people fucking. They were in my father’s office. His home office. I was excited to tell him about the A I’d gotten on my science fair project. He and I had worked on it together, focusing on whiskey and the fermentation process. That was also the year I fell in love with my father’s business. It was also when I learned that a person can only trust two things in life: themselves and alcohol. We don’t screw ourselves over, and we all know what to expect