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Her features wobble.“Why are you here?I mean, it’s a lovely, unexpected surprise, but I’ve been wondering why you called out of the blue.”
“I can spell it out for you if you need me to, but I’d rather you not waste my time.I’m here to make it clear I won’t tolerate you fucking with Olivia anymore.”
She takes only a few seconds to figure out which path to go down with me.Then, she removes the pleasant mask from her face and says, “She’s manipulating you.You know that, right?”
“I suspect the only woman who’s been manipulating me is the one I’m currently looking at.Olivia doesn’t have one bone in her body that would allow her to manipulate anyone.”
She folds her arms across her chest.“I have never tried to manipulate you.”
“Regardless, I’m not here to talk about me.I’m here about Olivia.”
“So, what, all the time we spent together meant nothing to you?”
“We were friends, Penny.I never led you to believe anything else.”
Her face twists.“You men are all the fucking same.You use women to suit yourself and when you no longer need us, you throw us away without a care for how we feel.”
“I never used you.”
“You used me for sex.”
“You knew it wouldn’t go any further.And let’s remember correctly.You were the one wanting it to begin with.”
She presses her lips together before spewing her ugly thoughts all over the place.“Olivia won’t make you happy like I could.You’ll wake up in twenty years and wonder why you chose a woman who became frumpy and fat when you could have had a woman who took care of herself.”
I clench my jaw.“What the fuck did you just say to me?”
“You heard me.And you know it’s all true.”
I take a step toward her.“That’s the last thing you will ever say about Olivia.To me.To the gossip accounts.To the fucking world.And if you ever do say something about her and I find out, you will fucking regret it.”
When she doesn’t respond, I add, “My lawyers will take everything from you if you so much as look in Olivia’s direction.Keep that in mind before you go running to the fucking gossip accounts.”
With that, I stalk out of her condo and out of her life.
* * *
I spend a couple of hours in my gym after seeing Penny.I need all those hours to work my anger from my body.I’m stepping out of the shower when Olivia returns from the farmers market.
She wanders into my bathroom as I secure a towel around my waist.“You’ll be pleased to know I found the perfect tomatoes.”
I reach for her.“So, what, we’ve got two tomatoes to last us the entire week?”
Her body presses to mine as she rolls her eyes.“Smartass.”
I cup her ass and dip my mouth to her collarbone.“Fuck, you smell good.Is this perfume new?”I’ve only just memorized her favorite perfume.
“Yes.I’m trialing it.”
“No need for a trial.Give me the name of it and I’ll make sure you never run out.”
She laughs.“Have you had a good morning?”
“It’s better now that you’re home.”
“That was eye-roll worthy.Don’t go soft on me now, Callan Black.”
I lift my head and grin at her.“What’s a man gotta do to convince you to get your clothes off?That’s what would make my morning better.”
