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“Some days I want to strangle him.” Alison laughed as they stepped into the restroom.
On the way back to the table Dahlia smiled at Alison and said, “I’m so glad we met.”
“Me too. I don’t have a lot of female friends.”
“Me either,” said Dahlia. “Most women are so catty, and I have to admit that I didn’t want to like you. When I first heard that Harker was married, I was furious and hurt. He’d always told me he’d never marry.” She smiled sadly. “I guess, he just meant that he’d never marry me.”
Maybe she should tell the other woman that their marriage wasn’t real, but what if she were wrong? What if it could be real?
“I want you to know that no matter how angry and jealous I was I wouldn’t have slept with him. I swear as soon as Ethan told me Harker had gotten married, I was out of there.”
“Oh. I’m sure. When exactly was this?” Alison tried to keep her face impassive as everything inside her shattered.
Dahlia's words died in her throat. “I said too much. I shouldn't have said anything.” She started walking faster.
“Wait.” Alison grabbed her arm. “I need to know when this was.” Her mind scrambled, trying to think of a night that they hadn’t been together. Even that first week, he’d stayed home. Had he snuck out in the middle of the night? “Please, I need to know if he's coming here without me.”
“I shouldn't say anything else. I wouldn’t have said anything at all, but you knew he’d been here on your wedding night. I assumed the two of you had talked about it.”
“So this”—she waved her hand—“whatever it was happened on my wedding night?”
“Yes,” said Dahlia.
“Has he been here since then?”
“I’ve only seen him here tonight and one other time with you.”
“Do you come here a lot?”
“More than I should.” Dahlia smiled sadly.
“Okay. Thank you.” She started back for the table.
“Seriously, Alison.” Dahlia followed her. “Nothing happened between Harker and me that night. Nothing.”
“Because Ethan stopped it.”
Dahlia opened her mouth and closed it. “I didn’t know he was married.”
“No, but he did.” Part of her died right then because although nothing had happened, it hadn’t been Harker’s choice and he’d lied to her.
CHAPTER 56: Harker
“You’re in trouble,” said Richard.
“What?” Harker followed the other man’s gaze. “Oh fuck.” He knew women and that look on Alison’s face as she and Dahlia made their way through the crowd meant very bad things for him.
“Even at the Club having your new wife hang out with your former sub is not a good idea.”
“No shit, Richard. I tried to stop it.”
“You should’ve tried harder.” Richard leaned back taking a sip of his drink. “Although, I have to say it’s going to be fun to watch you squirm like a worm surrounded by hens.”
“I’ll remember you said that when we modify the contract.”
Richard laughed and both men stood as the women approached and sat down on the couch.
“Welcome back. We were just discussing worms and birds.” Richard glanced at Harker from the corner of his eye. “How do you ladies feel about worms?”
