CHEERS

I certainly need her help now. Nathan is enough for anyone to go mad with his persistence. I found it endearing when we were together, but now it’s not something I want to deal with.

“I’ll think about it.” I manage to smile at my friend. “I just want him to get out first. He doesn’t deserve to be in my apartment after what his side piece told me.”

“If he hasn’t gone, do you want me to call a few friends to get him out?”

“That might need to happen. Nathan’s very stubborn, and I’m not about to move him on my own.” I shake my head, slumping further down in my chair. “I can’t believe I never saw any of this. How stupid am I not to realize he was cheating on me?”

“It’s not about being stupid or not. He’s just very cunning.”

“Doesn’t that amount to me being stupid?”

“Honey, you’re not stupid. That bastard is stupid for doing something so disgusting to you.”Helen’s voice had a tone of finality about it. “He threw three years away because of one little slut. That’s it.”

I don’t respond to tha