Aya raised an eyebrow, waiting for an answer.The path of least resistance wasn’t one Baz was familiar with, but he jumped on it now.He drew a deep breath to alleviate the dull pressure against his chest.
“No.You’re right.This is stupid.I don’t know what got into me.”
“Oh, I know exactly what got into you.”
“I was in him, actually.”
Aya’s face squeezed together with a soul-felt groan.“I don’t want to hear the details!”
She had asked.Sort of.
“Sorry.”
Shaking her head, she eyed him up and down once more.“You need to get your shit together, Baz, because whatever this thing between you two is, I don’t think you have any control over it.”
That, she was wrong about.Baz had control.He had a choice.He’d love to be able to claim he had made the wrong one, but… Could anyone kiss like that if they didn’t mean it?
“If I ever catch you skipping out on work again to sleep with your lover, I will twist your balls off.”With that, she marched off.The door slammed shut.The footsteps grew fainter.
Baz’s legs wobbled.He collapsed, forearms first, onto the cool marble counter and buried his face in his hands.Tonight had not meant to end like this!Aya was mad, and god knew what Sami was thinking.This was one huge mess, and it spelled Baz’s name.
He should hit the emergency brake and end things with Sami before it came to bite him in the ass.His treacherous heart whined at the thought.Baz told it to shut up.
Chapter fourteen
Wecan’ttalkanymore.
Baz lay in bed and stared at the words, considered them.Just one tap of his thumb and Sami might disappear from his personal life for good.No more spontaneous drop-ins, no more blurred lines.
Three dots appeared in their chat.Baz froze.
Annoying Stalker
did Aya kill you
He shouldn’t.He should turn off his phone, or, better yet, block Sami completely until the case wrapped up.
…But it was such an innocent question.Caring, even.What if he did think Aya was capable of murder and called the cops when Baz went AWOL?He did have a duty of care here before Aya did, in fact, kill him for dragging her further into this mess.
Close.But I live to tell the tale.
that was pretty intense
does she always barge into your apartment like that
No.She was just worried.
because you lied about being sick?cute by the way
you seem close
have you two ever…?
Where the hell did that come from?Sami should know better than anyone that would never happen.
I told you not to believe everything you hear.
<3 <3 <3
