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“Ok.”
“Please Addison, I don’t know what to do.”
Finally, I stopped and spun around, still clutching my purse to my chest. “What to do? Courtney, I don’t even know what to say to you. There is nothing to do. You betrayed me in the worst way I can possibly think of. The day I invite you to stand beside me while I vow my life to another human being and you shit all over it. There is nothing to be done. If you want him, you can have him. Because I sure as hell certainly don’t.”
“I don’t want to lose you as a friend.”
“Courtney, are you even hearing yourself? I don’t even want to be having this conversation right now. Haven’t you put me through enough misery already?”
“What can I do?” Her eyes were full of tears and regret.
I stood there, holding in my own tears. “How many times.”
“What?”
I spoke slower and more clearly, feeling venom spill into my words. “How many times, Courtney. Was it once, was it twice? How many times did you sleep with Jack?”
Her lip quivered, and she didn't answer.
I shook my head and kept walking. “There’s no fixing this Courtney, you aren’t even willing to own up to what you did.”
“Six months.” She called after me.
I stopped dead in my tracks and gritted my teeth to stop from crying.
“Six months?”
Oh God.
I felt like I was going to be sick right here on the sidewalk. My head spun.
Courtney caught up with me, and came to stand in front of me, and tried to grab my hands, pleading. I ripped my hands away, enraged.
“Why’d you do it? Why'd you let me humiliate myself like that?” I tried not to cry, but hot shame was pulsing through me. I was right back in the parking lot, seeing my future burn in front of my eyes.
“I don’t know.”
“That’s not good enough.”
“I don’t know, Addy. It’s not like we meant to. It just happened.”
“Do you love him?”
“I don’t know.”
“Now that he’s available, he doesn't seem so enticing does he?” I rolled my eyes.
“I’m just so sorry Addison.”
“So am I, Courtney, so am I. I hope it was worth it, because this is over. I can’t have you in my life anymore. I’m sorry. Goodbye.”
And with that, I stepped around her and booked it up the sidewalk. My tears blinded me, and I didn’t stop walking until I saw Mike at the car outside the West Industries building. Choking back tears, I held up the suits, indicating that I needed to put them in the car.
“You alright Addison?” Mike asked, concerned as he opened up the back door for me.
I shook my head no and hung the suits up on the hook inside the car. “Do you mind if I hide in here for a moment before I go up?”
“No, of course not.”
