Page 81 of Little Dark Deeds
In truth, even though he’d lied to me, I wanted to believe him.
I was also sure he still loved Tiffany, and not in theif I can’t have you, no one willkind of way.
But was I wrong?
“Back to the photos,” I said.“I have an idea of what you were hoping to achieve.Still, I’d like to hear it.”
He nodded and dropped down on the couch.“After Tiffany broke up with me, I couldn’t stop thinking about her, andhim, the guy who swooped in and made a train wreck of the life we were trying to rebuild.So yeah, I followed them a few times, and I took some photos.”
“Wasn’t it painful, to watch the woman you love with another man?”
“More than you know.”
“But you did it anyway.”
“There was something about the guy, somethingoff.I thought it was just my jealousy of him at first.But the feeling never went away.It lingered until the night I decided to follow him home.A woman greeted him at the door, and they kissed.”
“And you realized he was being unfaithful.”
He crossed his arms.“Yeah, but I didn’t know if he was seeing two women at the same time, or if one was his wife, the other a mistress, or what.I did an internet search of the address, and it came right up, Tyler and Jana Seymour, and I knew he was married.”
“Why not go to Tiffany, tell her what you found out?”
“I would have had to admit I’d been following her around, spying on her.”
“So, you decided to let Tyler’s wife be the bad guy.”
“I thought it was a better plan.Tyler’s wife deserved to know, just like Tiffany did.I put the photos on Jana’s car, figuring it would do the trick, and I was right.That night when Tyler showed up at Tiffany’s, they fought.He cried.She cried.And he left, angry.I hoped it was over.”
I had to admit, it was the smarter play.
Jana did what he hoped she’d do—confronted Tiffany about Tyler.
And the best part?
Neither Jana nor Tiffany knew who left the photos, leaving Chad in the clear.
“I’m surprised you didn’t swoop in, saving the day,” I said.
He shrugged.“I thought it was better to give her time to process it all.Thinking back on that decision now, I realize time was the one thing we didn’t have.”
“You couldn’t have predicted what happened.”
He sighed.“Well, there you have it.The whole story.”
“You were seen one night, taking photos.Except you were in a black truck, but you drive a car.”
“The truck is my dad’s.I thought if I was in my car, she’d recognize me.And hey, if you see Jana again, tell her I’m sorry.I’m sure those photos caused her pain.I was just trying to help her see the truth about her husband.”
She saw it.
And for whatever reason, she wanted him back.
“I just have one more question before I go,” I said.
“Shoot.”
“Has a woman named Queenie come to see you?”
