Page 19 of Lust

“Just to update everyone. Gabe eloped.” I say to the table and outrage spreads across their face.

And I leave, heading for the last person I expected to be going to see tonight.

Kace.

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Kace

Icracked open a beer, looking at the missing furniture from around my house. Shouldn’t surprise me that she only took things that were money. Like the lounge suite. I highly doubt Gabe would want my lounge suite which I had custom made for this room, in this house. However I let her take it.

She had taken the oddest of things, right down to my bedside tables, but not the bed. I think Gabe drew a line there.

She had basically taken everything of value. And I let her. Because I didn’t want the shit here, knowing she had picked it and designed it.

I just paid for it. Olivia had done all the picking from colours to patterns of the curtain. Fuck I was lucky she hadn’t take the curtain, after all each blind was over twenty grand.

My doorbell rang and I wanted to ignore it. So I did. While I continue to look at the nearly empty lounge room.

Then whoever it was, thought they would start banging. Guess it was obvious I was here. Because the bike was in the driveway. I threw back a mouthful of my beer and went to the front door.

Opening it.

And my eyes landed on Ivory.

She was the last person I expected to be here. To be honest with myself I had done everything in my power to get her to come work with me, including asking her father. But her lack of calls and messages told me she wasn’t interested.

“Ivory?” I looked her up and down. She looks upset.

“Can I come in?”

“Sure if you don’t mind sitting on the floor.” I say and open the door for her. She walks in seeing my current problem. An empty house.

“You weren’t joking.” She mutters and frowns. “Did she seriously take the dining chairs but not the table?”

I just nodded my head and take a sip of my beer. “Anything of value she took. Surprised she didn’t pull the tiles I had to have imported from Holland for her.” I close the front door. “So what you doing here?”

She was glaring at the space were a couch should be at. “You need furniture.” She states and pulls her phone out.

“It’s alright darling. I’ll get some when I’ve got time.”

“No it’s not fine. She just goes through people and clears them out!” She turned to look at me with tears in her eyes. “She’s a leech. She’s a horrible person. Who the hell takes everything in a break up and come on, as if Gabe will let her keep a thing from you.” Ivory was getting more and more worked up. “Let’s face it. They probably had a bonfire with it.”

“Darling,” I put my beer down on the foyer table, which was lucky to still be there. And my hands go to her shoulders. “What has you this worked up?”

Her lips tremors. “They eloped.”

And that sent a punch to my guts. “Gabe and Liv?” I just wanted to get the facts right.

She nods her head.

“Poor bastard.” I muttered and never did I think there would be a day I was sorry for Gabe Henderson. “Well she ain’t my problem anymore.” I finally say and Ivory looked shocked.

“Why aren’t you heart broken? Wasn’t she meant to be the love of your life?”

I scoffed. “You want the truth?”

“No I want you to lie to me.” She rolls her eyes.

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