“No,” said Chastity, getting up and pacing across the room dramatically. “No, physical pain doesn’t seem to bother you. But emotional pain might. So here’s what we’re going to do. You have thirty seconds to tell us exactly what happened to Rosalie. And if I’m not satisfied with your answer, then Dr. Lyons is going to push Ash to her knees and fuck her face like he did during the traffic stop last night.”
Dr. Lyons shifted uncomfortably.
Oh my God! Why would she tell him that?And more importantly…WHAT?!Was he really going to do that? How had they planned this without telling me?!
“Traffic stop?” asked Tanner. “Face fucking? What are you talking about?”
“Oh, you didn’t hear?” asked Chastity. “After you ran away from the spit roast to plan a murder or something, Cole came and took Ash to Kat’s swinger party. Ash distracted Kat’s husband while Cole stole the pictures. And then during their getaway, Dr. Lyons pulled them over. He didn’t give them a ticket though. Instead he bent Ash over the hood of the car and gave her a very stiff warning.”
Tanner lookedpissed.“Is all of that true?”
“Sure is.”
“So you’re telling me these photos came from Cole? You know he probably photoshopped them to make me look like a bad guy, right?”
Is that possible?“Yeah, they’re from Cole,” I said.
“And guess what she had to do to get them?” asked Chastity. “Here’s a hint. Single Girl Rule #25: Don’t be ashamed to use sex to get what you want.”
I never fucked Cole!But I didn’t mind Tanner thinking I did.
Tanner’s mouth dropped. But in a happy way. “Well that’s great news! I knew that asshole couldn’t be Ash’s true love.”
What the hell is he talking about?He was definitely deranged.
“It all makes sense now,” said Tanner. “Cole must have sensed that it wasn’t true love. So the only way to steal your heart was for him to photoshop some photos to make it look like I knew Rosalie. I can prove it. The real photos are on a flash drive in my left pocket.”
I reached into his pocket and grabbed for it. But all I felt was a long, hard…Oh my God.I was grabbing his penis. His very erect, very huge penis. Why was he so horny? Did he like being interrogated like this? Or was he aroused by the traffic stop story?
“A little to the left,” he said after my hand had been on his cock for way too long.
“Right.” I rummaged around until my fingers found the little flash drive. Then I popped it into the laptop and extracted the files. Just like before, it said it was going to take like ten minutes.
“In ten minutes, we’re going to know if you’re lying or not,” said Chastity. “And if you’re lying, Ash isn’t just going to blow Dr. Lyons. She’s going to fuck him right here on that table. Who knows…maybe she’ll invite one of the night janitors to come take a turn on her too.”
What?!I was definitely not going to do any of that.
We all sat there in silence while the files finished extracting.
Dr. Lyons was just standing there looking so uncomfortable. Or excited? I didn’t know his reactions well enough to tell the difference!
I stared at the computer.Please be different,I thought to myself over and over again. Even though all the evidence pointed to Tanner, I didn’t want to believe that he was a killer. The moments we’d shared had all felt so genuine. For it to all be fake would be soul crushing.
EXTRATION COMPLETE flashed on the computer screen.
I took a deep breath.This is it.I double clicked the photo and my heart sank. It was exactly the same as the photo that Cole had taken from Kat’s mansion. Tanner was standing there next to Rosalie, looking down at her like he loved her.
“That’s impossible,” said Tanner. “I swear that never happened. Someone must have tampered with the photos before me or Cole got them.”
Chastity turned to me. “You’re a lucky girl. Should I go find the janitor while you and Dr. Lyons get started?”
“No,” I said.
“Good. I would have been disappointed if I didn’t get to watch. But there is a really hot janitor on the fourth floor…”
“No to all of it,” I said. “I’m not going to bend over the conference table. Because I believe Tanner.” I pointed to the lie detector app. It had hardly moved at all when he said that someone must have tampered with the photos.
“Thank you,” said Tanner.