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‘Jesus, woman!’ said Roxy. ‘He’s really done a number on you this time, hasn’t he? You sound like some lovesick teenager, not the smart, strong woman I know. So go on, then. Why did the fucker stand you up?’ she snapped.
That support didn’t last long, did it?
‘Well, it’s another long story,’ I said, ignoring her insults, ‘but in short, he had to work because he owed someone money.’
‘Oh, great!’ Roxy shouted. ‘So not only is he an unreliable arsehole, but he has loan sharks after him too?’
‘No, Roxy!’ I snapped back. ‘Not loan sharks. It was his ex-girlfriend.’ Admittedly, saying it out loud did sound a bit pathetic. Perhaps I wasn’t explaining it as clearly as I could.
‘Oh, that’s just brilliant!’ Roxy replied sarcastically. ‘So he owes money and thinks, “I know, I’ll go and see that desperate rich girl from London who was besotted with me. She runs her own business, so she must be loaded”.’
‘For fuck’s sake, Roxy!’ I yelled, slamming my hand on the bed. ‘I keep telling you. It’s not like that! Lorenzo didn’t even know what I did for a living until I met up with him last week. His ex-girlfriend is crazy. She threatened him…’
I heard Roxy tutting down the phone. God, she annoyed me sometimes. This was a pointless exercise.
‘Look,’ I snapped. ‘You’ve already made up your minds, so it’s pointless me wasting time trying to explain it to you. Like Bella said, I’m a grown woman, so I’ll make my own fucking decisions. And, yeah. He could break my heart again. But you know what? Life is short. And I can’t live it worrying about what may or may not happen. What if heisthe one for me? What if wedoend up together? Have you stopped to consider that for a second, instead of always thinking the worst?’
‘Well, it’s possible, but—’ replied Roxy. I wasn’t in the mood to let her finish.
‘You’re my friends and I love you,’ I continued. ‘But this is something I’m going to pursue, with or without your blessing. So it’s up to you if you want to support me. Look, I’ve got to go. I’m tired and need to sleep, but I just wanted to let you know I’m okay. Goodnight.’
I pressed the end call button abruptly.
I’d never argued with either Bella or Roxy seriously before. Nor had I ever hung up on them. I felt awful, but I just couldn’t deal with the negativity. It was toxic.
I hoped I was right about Lorenzo. Otherwise I’d end up friendless—a fate which didn’t even bear thinking about. A strong woman could survive without a guy. But surviving without loyal and caring friends? I wasn’t so sure.
Shit.
Had I just committed the cardinal sin and thrown away years of friendship, all because of a man?
