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“Her eyes don’t mean shit, James, she’ll never be her!”
“But I don’twantLydia to be Katreya,” I said, shocking myself as much as her. “Lydia’s too fucking perfect as she is.”
***
Rebecca was waiting for me on the way to the bar, face like thunder.
“It’s sorted,” I said. “And now I need a fucking drink.”
“You’re a fucking idiot,” she snapped, shoving her phone in my face.
“What the hell?!” I took the handset from her.
I’m a huge fucking mistake. Gone home, please don’t follow me. x
“She’s a mistake is she? Is that really what you think? And you told her that?” Rebecca hissed.
I groaned inside. “Sweet pissing Christ, she was listening.”
“Yeah, she was listening, I sent her over. More fucking fool me, Masque.”
“Give me some credit, will you? That isn’t what I said, it’s been taken out of context.”
She covered her eyes with her hands. “This is one huge pissing nightmare, this is.”
“Relationships always are, that’s why I abstain.”
“So sheisn’ta mistake?” she asked, folding her arms.
“We’ll find out, won’t we?” I abandoned my craving for scotch, cursing my luck. “Give me your keys.”
“She won’t want to talk to you, she’s upset.”
“Your keys, Rebecca,” I snapped, then checked myself. “Please...”
She eyeballed me with a pouty lip, then finally relented, handing them over. “Don’t fuck this up, Masque, don’t you fucking dare!”
I wasn’t planning on it.
***
I kept my feet light on the stairs, slipping the key quietly in the lock. I made my entrance, eyes scanning the place for signs of life. There was only the dull orange glow from a table lamp, spilling out from the corner of the living room. Lydia’s voice cut out, shrill, she sounded so fucking pained.
“You didn’t have to come home,” she wheezed. “I should have known I was just a stupid mistake. He doesn’t give a shit about me, and why would he? That woman’s like a goddess.”
“Goddess of adultery, maybe,” I said, turning the corner.
She jumped a mile, skitting back into the arm of the sofa, eyes wide. “I really, really need to stop doing that.”
I took a seat. “Doing what?”
“Assuming people are Rebecca. Although you can see why I’d assume such a thing, considering we are the only two people who actually live here.”
I smiled. “Intruders are a regular occurrence here, are they?”
“Only you and Jaz. She was here the other day.”
My brain whirred. “That would make some sense.”
