Esclating things

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Claire was expecting tears. I believe wanted to crush any hope that any woman would ever have for snatching her man.

So, when I simply accepted the fake apology and turned, Claire felt like she was the one who had gotten played despite it being her plan. She was about to go off on me when Xavier entered.

Apparently, he hadn't been at the party and had just arrived.

He stopped in his tracks when he saw both of us in the living room.

"I invited Zoe." Claire perked up immediately and walked over to her man, hooking her arm with his, she pulled him away.

I stared at them for a moment, before trying to pull myself together. I walked outside to find Maisie. It was time to leave.

Before I could find her, one of Claire's friends found me, "Is it true? That you couldn't afford a branded bikini and had to wear these rags?" She looked me up and down.

Another of her friends joined and started, "How about you get me a margarita? You are a waitress after all, no?"

Oh, how I wished to