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“You’re his sister Ashley,” Sarah adds.
“Which means that Emily isn’t really Emily,” Marsha puts in.
I groan. Does everyone know? “What do you want?” I ask, my voice too tired to be threatening.
“Money,” Marsha says promptly.
“Sex,” Gail says at the same time.
“Money and sex,” Sarah adjusts. “That little redhead cannot be enough to keep up with you. If you go out with Sarah and I you can have a threesome whenever you like and all we’ll want is your company and some pretty things.”
“I just want money,” Marsha adds. “No sex for me.”
I gape a little. I’ve met gold diggers before but never any who were so upfront about it. “Look, girls - ladies. I’m flattered and a couple of weeks ago I would also have been really into a threesome with the two of you but I can’t.”
Gail leans forwards, making sure her abundant cleavage is fully visible. “Why? Aren’t we beautiful?”
“You’re both gorgeous and wonderfully confident in your bodies which I admire. But I love Jess,” the words are out of my mouth and I realise just how true they are. “I love Jess with all my heart so I have to decline. She’s the world to me.”
They stare at me, Marsha’s face screwed up like she’s sucked a lemon and the other two looking surprised.
“Wait, you love her?” Sarah asks.
Gail grabs her friend’s hand. “Like true love, love?”
I nod. “True love. I just want her to be happy for the rest of her life and even if that isn’t with me I really couldn’t cheat on her.”
“Oh my god that’s so romantic,” Sarah breathes and Gail nods alo
ng, tugging Marsha into their hand-holding. “Where is she? Does she know you love her?”
“I haven’t told her,” I say, and my heart sinks. I shouted all those horrible things at her, she must hate me. What if she can never forgive me?
Gail gasps and gives me a little shove. “Oh my god you have to go tell her right this minute. Love can’t wait - go go go!”
“Yeah, we won’t say a word about you two but you have to tell her how you feel. Communication is everything in a relationship,” Sarah adds.
I nod at them distractedly. I’m in love and the woman of my dreams is hurting somewhere because of me. I don’t even wait to see if they’re leaving the suite, I break into a run. I have to find Jess now.
Twenty-Six
Jess
While Natalie distracts Alex with more snacks and stickers, I quietly sob to myself. There’s only one thing to do when I feel like this. Call my girls.
Rachel and Abbie may not always have the answers, but they know how to make me feel better. I know I can always lean on them in a jam like this and suddenly all I can think about is calling them.
I move away from the lounge where Alex is entertaining Natalie with some colored pencils. I pull out my phone and ring Rachel.
“Hey babes!” She answers promptly and she sounds like she’s having a great day. I hope I don’t ruin it.
“Hey. Rach.”
“Oh, shit. I know that tone. Abbie, get your ass over here. We have an emergency.”
I hear a muffled noise and then I’m on speaker. I can hear both my girls talking at once. When they finally settle down, I’m still trying to control my tears.
“Speak, woman.” Rachel says firmly. “We are not mind readers.”
