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Well, shit.
I don’t confirm or deny it.
“Are you just going to stand there? Aren’t you even going to defend yourself?” she spits after I yawn, bored by her melodramatics.
“Why would I bother? You seem to have made your mind up.” There’s no need to panic until I have to. However, when she huffs, I know now would probably be a good time to start.
“Fine. You want to play that game.” She hunts through her bag, producing her cell phone.
I watch, keeping my calm. She has no proof. Until I’m caught red-handed, I’m in the clear.
“Explain this,” she sneers, flipping her screen around. I instantly see a picture of Madison and me, kissing in front of the Trevi Fountain.
It really is a beautiful photo, and I can’t help but smile.
“Well?” she barks, ruining the moment.
“That was taken months ago,” I reply with a flippant wave of my hand.
“Don’t lie to me!” She frantically opens up the Facebook app. She scrawls through some sidebar gadget thing and scowls when she finds whatever she is looking for. “Read the caption and date,” she demands, throwing the phone at my head. Thankfully, I catch it.
When I see she’s found Madison’s Facebook page and her rather large selection of holiday snaps, which are all dated, I internally groan.
Best birthday present ever. Not only has my amazing boyfriend taken me to Rome for my birthday, but he’s crawled into the 21stcentury and discovered what a selfie stick is :P
Damn you, Zuckerberg, you geeky, nerdy, techno-savvy dweeb.
“So care to tell me the truth?” Juliet demands, snatching the cell from my hand.
“You seem to know it all. How about you tell me what you think?” This is my way of finding out what she thinks she knows.
She steps forward angrily. “I think you’ve been lying to me this entire time. I think you sent me to the Hamptons so I wouldn’t catch on to what you were doing. I think Madison means more to you than you’ve let on. I think you love her, and I think you’ve been playing me this entire time! That’s what I think, Dr. Mathews.”
Abort! Abort! Abort!
But I stand tall, ignoring the urge to flee. “And what if what you’re saying is true? What now?”
She clenches her jaw. “Now, I ruin you. I don’t like being played for a fool. And that’sexactlywhat you’ve done.”
Thinking on my feet, I casually take a seat, drumming my fingers on the table. “How do you propose you’ll ‘ruin’ me?” I ask a moment later, using air quotes to belittle her.
She smirks wickedly. “I’ll show the world what a lying, unethicaldoctor you really are.”
“Go ahead.” I sweep my hand out. “You do, and I’ll sue your ass for defamation.”
“How?” she scoffs, not believing a word.
“You remember that little waiver you signed?” Her face drops at the mere mention of it. “Well, it was an NDA. If you weren’t so busy thinking with your pussy, you’d know that if you say a word to anyone about what transpired between us,I’llbe the one ruiningyou. We both know you’re the breadwinner in your family. Do you think Dylan will really stick around if you’re a broke, expectant mother of a bastard child who isn’t even his?” Raising a smug eyebrow, I watch as she processes everything I just said.
“You’re lying,” she gasps.
“No, I can assure you I’m not. I’ll have my attorney email you a copy if you like.”
She shakes her head, smiling in disbelief. “You asshole.”
“I’ve learned from the best.”
“I’ll tell Maddy,” she threatens.
