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“They broke up with me, Kitty.”
She pushed her sunglasses down her nose so she could look at me clearly. “What did you just say?”
“They broke up with me. The reason was noble, I guess, but they just did it. It was so easy for them to make the call. They didn’t even look into a plan b, c, d, or even e. They just went straight to dumping me.” I sniffled. “And Jesse doesn’t understand things like this. I don’t even understand them. He just wants them back.”
“Tell me the reason.”
I told her and watched her struggle. “Well?”
Her face went back and forth between furious and smitten too many times before she pushed her sunglasses back up her nose. “That one isn’t for me to comment on. You need to decide how you feel all by yourself.”
“I feel angry!” I sat up and chomped down on a pickle fry. “I needed them and they bailed. They broke a promise to Jesse and that’s not okay. They left me after thinking about it for less than five minutes. I want to punch them and shake them and then kiss them. I’m miserable. I love them, Kitty. I thought they loved me, too. I… I’m just really hurt.”
She nodded. “I think we should head back to Jolly Pines. I know something that could help.”
I narrowed my eyes. “Kitty. I’m not helping you break into the pill room. You already tried that once.”
She sighed. “It was worth a shot.”
56
***Olive***
InsteadofTerridrivingme home that afternoon, Kitty made me drive Missy. She said she liked the way I looked behind the wheel and thought I needed to experience the wind in my hair a little bit longer. Jesse was so amazed when I picked him up from school that he only mentioned seeing the guys three times. He’d gotten so used to seeing them every day that it could’ve been much worse.
In fact, it got much worse once the car was out of sight. Jesse melted down that night. He cried and begged me to see the guys. He asked if he’d done something wrong to make them leave. He asked ifI’ddone something wrong to make them leave. It was all he could think about and no amount of big screen TV time made him feel better.
The longer I held him and promised him that he hadn’t done anything wrong, the angrier I got. They’d come into our life and made us feel loved, just to leave at the first sign of trouble. I had to accept that behavior, but Jesse didn’t deserve it. He didn’t deserve to be deserted by yet another man.
If I removed my feelings from the situation, I probably could’ve gotten to a point of understanding. They thought they knew best. Ignoring the fact that they were wrong and I fixed things in less than twenty-four hours with Kitty’s help, they thought they were doing it for Jesse. In their blind attempt to help Jesse, though, they’d walked away from him without thinking about what that would do to him.
Anger built and built in me all through the night as I watched Jesse toss and turn in his sleep. I was only able to fall asleep after I decided I was going to find the guys and rip into them. They weren’t going to flake on Jesse. I wouldn’t allow it.
Getting Jesse to school the next morning was a beast. He was angry at me and lashing out. I gave Ms. Emily a heads up about it and then drove straight to Jolly Pines. I was running on fury and caffeine when I walked into Jerry’s office.
She looked up at me and her eyes widened. “You look as crazy as Helen did when she found out Barb stole the mailman from her. Kitty told me everything. Do you need anything? A hug? The day off? Help burying the bodies?”
I took a deep breath and shook my head. “No, I don’t need any of that. I’m going to go find the guys tonight and let them know just how much they fucked up. I’m hoping that helps some. I just need to get through the day.”
Kitty walked in behind me in a floor length sequined gown. “Oh, Little Kitty. I’ve already heard from two different men that they’re going into hiding for the day. They took one look at you and recognized that look in your eyes as male hatred and they beat it. Since today is singles day, you can’t have the men hiding.”
I frowned. “I didn’t even see anyone on my way in.”
“They saw you.” She looked me up and down. “You’re going to confront your guys tonight, huh?”
I looked down at my dress and back at hers. “Yes.”
“I still have my glam squad here, Little Kitty.” She wrapped her arm around me. “Let’s get you fixed up so those boys really feel it. Just a little hair and makeup and we’ll burn this dress. Nothing crazy.”
Jerry stood up and followed us as Kitty steered me by my shoulders. “Don’t do anything too complicated. We all saw her with that scarf.”
Kitty giggled under my narrowed gaze. “Well, what was I supposed to do? Not show everyone? We have to laugh when we can around here. We just had another one of us die yesterday.”
I gasped. “No! Who?”
Jerry slapped Kitty’s hand. “No, we didn’t. No one died. Jesus, Kitty.”
“What? It got her mind off of being angry at me.” Kitty directed me into a conference room that was filled with clothes, makeup, and professionals milling about. There were a dozen salon chairs set up and half of them were filled. Kitty pushed me into the chair closest to us. “Monica, I need revenge. I need ‘fuck you’ in just enough sweetness to break a man.”
