We all laughed, and a little bit of my anguish lifted. This was exactly what I needed, and I was grateful for their company. With no one else to turn to, Brenda and David were the closest thing I had to a real family right now. “Where’s the bathroom?” Brenda asked, waving a bag of toiletries. “Let’
The first thing we had to do was make sure that everything we did was legal. David absolutely refused to do anything that would break the law in any way, so Brenda and I had to find loopholes in what we were trying to do. The first step was making sure that Emily hadn't taken my name off the lease
“That’s also a felony,” I replied. “I don’t want to make things worse for myself.”“Fine,” she said. “But I still think that will be way more fun.”I rolled my eyes as I glanced over at Weasel, who was still hunched over his computer and barely moving except for his fingers. I was starting to feel a
"I can't believe you did something like this," Ciara snapped. "How could you have been so reckless?"She was stomping around the kitchen, her bottom lip trembling so much that it seemed like she was going to burst at any moment. I wished Brenda hadn't left, so I wouldn't be the only one on the recei
But that was exactly what I did. As soon as she left, I swept the entire apartment looking for hidden microphones or cameras. I checked through my clothes, my shoes and even the groceries. But there was nothing, and I ended up back in the living room with the entire apartment in a mess. I felt miser
“Ethan was always the more responsible one of the two,” she continued. “If he was the one who I instructed to work on his marriage, he would have done so without a question. But Marcus has always been difficult to control. And now, he has destroyed everything the two of you built together.”She reac
I’d never been to the courthouse before. Even when Marcus told me that he was going to meet someone there during our date night, I remained in the car and didn’t even bother to step out. The courthouse was a great stone structure, with tall columns that looked like they belonged in a coliseum than
“Oh, feisty,” Marcus said with a smirk. “That’ll make this even more sweet when I destroy the two of you in the courtroom.”He turned to me with a sadistic grin, and asked in a cold, empty voice, “Did you miss me?”“Fuck you, Marcus!” I spat.I saw the vein ticking in his forehead, and the way he lo
Oh, God!"Chris," I whispered, my voice barely above a whisper, “what happened to you?"He flinched like I'd slapped him, and his eyes darted down to the marks. "D-don't l-l-look at that,” he said, stammering as he stepped away from me, keeping the gun leveled at my head. "What happened to you, Chr
I'd never felt more fear in my entire life than I did staring down the barrel of a gun, with Chris standing on the other end. To say that I was terrified would have been the understatement of the century. I froze completely, like a deer caught in headlights. And it was as if my brain had switched of
"I'll always worry about you," he said. "It doesn't matter what the circumstances are.""That's so sweet," I said. "Now run along and let me finish packing up here."He looked like he wanted to argue, but I stared him down adamantly until he gave up and shook his head, accepting his own defeat and t
"Please tell me you're joking," I said, staring at his canvas in disbelief. "If you tilt your head slightly to the side, it's not so bad," he replied. "Seriously, I think it's even flattering.""Ethan, is this really how you see me?" I asked. "All you've done is draw a slim brunette with huge tits
I stood in front of my canvas and took a deep breath. The air smelled like damp earth and pine needles, like the kind of crispyness that made your lungs feel cleaner. There were a few birds chirping in the trees, and the forest whispered around us as I stared at the blank canvas and just appreciated
By the time we finished having breakfast, the sun had already broken through the trees, and it was starting to feel like early spring. I stood in the kitchen doorway with my arms crossed and eyes squinting into the light as I stared outside at the lake. It was a beautiful day, my stomach was full, I
“Fuck!” he groaned, stepping away from me slowly and chuckling to himself. “What?” I asked. “Nothing,” he replied, before he leaned forward and kissed me again. “I just love you so freaking much.”“I love you too,” I replied. We stayed like that for a while, just standing under the water with no
I had just stepped into the bathroom and turned on the shower when I heard footsteps behind me.“Don’t you dare,” I warned, without turning around.“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said, feigning innocence. When I turned around, I saw him leaning against the bathroom doorway in nothing b
Sunlight slowly crept into the room, and I slowly opened my eyes to find Ethan still sleeping beside me, his chest rising and falling slowly. I turned to my side, taking in the peaceful sight of him sleeping and wondering how he could look so handsome even while asleep. It was almost as if his featu