Page 127 of To Love Jason Thorn

“Yeah. No way.”

She took a deep breath and slowly let itout. “I hate you. Okay. Okay, I can live with this. Holy shit, but you arelucky.”

Was I?

He was definitely beyond amazing in bed,best I’d ever had, but was I really lucky?

“I’m not so sure about that. I mean, is hejust sleeping with me because he can’t sleep with anyone else right now? Are wedating now? Are we husband and wife? What the hell are we?”

“Easy there.” She got up from the floor andmade it to the espresso machine again. “You’ll figure it out.” She glanced atme over her shoulder. “Eventually. I’d say, just keep living in the moment fornow. My money is on you staying married, though, just so you know. I saw youguys together. There is no way he’ll let you go.” Turning her back to me, sheplayed with a few buttons on the machine. “Do you have any idea how to workthis thing?”

“Not at all, but I would assume you have toplug it in first.”

She huffed and went for the kettle. “Tea itis then.” Her phone pinged with a new text and she abandoned the kettle to getto it.

“Who is it?” I asked when she made anannoyed sound.

“No one.” She dropped the phone back in herbag and came to my side. “The tea will have to wait though. I have to headout.”

“Is everything okay?” I straightened fromthe island and faced her.

She rubbed her eyes and bounced on hertoes. “Look,” she started.

“Uh-oh.” That was not a good start to anyconversation.

“No uh-oh. It’s just that I’m not sure if Ishould tell you this or not. I mean it shouldn’t affect you in any way…butmaybe it will… Ah hell.”

“Cough it up, Lucy.”

“I saw Marcus and Char kissing,” sheblurted out all at once.

“Marcus and our Charlotte?” I frowned. “Noway. Are you sure it was them? I mean…how…when?”

“Since they were doing it in our livingroom…yeah, I’m pretty sure it was them.”

“Whoaa…” I took a step back and leanedagainst the edge of the bar stool, making the damn thing scratch the floor. “Idid not see that coming. Do you know how it happened? I mean, ourChar with my Marcus? Really?”

“Your Marcus?” Lucy asked gently.

“You’re right. Not mine, I guess. Couldthat be why she’s been shutting me out lately? Did she think I would get mad orsomething? She barely responds to my calls and texts. I assumed it was becauseof her workload, but now…”

“To be honest, I had no idea either. Ithink Marcus still has a thing for you. He always did, even after the break up.You should’ve seen him when Jason came to collect your drunk ass. I thought forsure he was going to clock Marcus with the way he was acting. Then again, fromwhat I saw, it didn’t look like he was kissing Char for the first time either.”

“I don’t feel anything for Marcus. Not anymore,” I said carefully. So why does this leave a bad taste in my mouth?“But, it wasn’t like Char didn’t see how sad I was after he dumped me. She wasright there with us almost from the beginning. Was she lusting after him allthis time?”

“I have no idea, babe. I want to hear moreabout that myself, so don’t worry, I’ll let you know what I learn. Char is notso chummy with me either ever since Lily moved in, but I’m good with Marcus.I’ll ask him and see what’s going on.”

“What do I do? Do I say anything to her ifby some chance we talk? Not that she is dying to get in touch with me.” I met Lucy’sgaze and asked, “Am I overreacting? If they are in love, I’d be happy for them,but isn’t it weird that this happens just a few weeks after I move out? It justfeels weird.”

“Don’t think about it, okay? You have otherthings to focus on right now. If Char chooses not to talk to you because ofMarcus, screw it. I’ll talk to Marcus and we’ll know more about what’s goingon.”

I nodded. “Sure, but you don’t have to. Imean, it’s not our business, is it?”

“I have to leave, but we’ll talk later,okay?”

I hugged her tightly. If there was onething I didn’t like about Jason’s house, it was that Lucy wasn’t living it withme. “I miss you,” I murmured into her hair.

“Oh, babe, I miss you, too. Especially yourcomfy breasts.” She stood next to me and peered outside. “You guys could alwaysadopt me, you know. I wouldn’t mind calling Jason Daddy at all.”

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