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“Just for you to know that I know all about you fucking my sister,” she sneers, “she didn’t telltabs on your house, and as soon as you got a new little nanny I knew It tookto use this in the next custody battle”

The sound of a drink being poured and as my scowl contorts on my face

“Stop playing stupid with me, Helena I’m not in the mood I know you sent Stevie to fuck with me”

The sound of liquid being guzzled, then, “Fuck you Clayton Why a bastard! I just wanted you to know that I’ bastard and a whore!”

She tops it all off by hanging up

I hold the phone for another ht s Was Helena actually saying what I think she was? My dear psycho ex is a lot of things, but an adept drunken liar is not one of the, that much was obvious But it sounded like she was actually pissed aboutwith victory Could I have totally misinterpreted the situation with Stevie?

I sink back intoht way she could barely look at me in the limo when she’d admitted the truth The love that had just radiated off her in waves whenever she was in Winston’s presence If it hadn’t see on an act, maybe it was because she hadn’t Maybe she really had just wanted to meet her nephew and hadn’t meant for any of this attraction stuff with me to happen

That left the question, the only thing thatto do about it?

Right now, it feels like there’s a web of thoughts, wants, and experience so thick that I can’t find the end of it What I should do is obvious Take this as the opportunity to end things like I should’ve done in the first place Let things be Maybe , but not inviting her back Or, if I can’t do that, just let things be

I nod to s be

The next secondout the already now-fa, I’m met with an efficient feer in service”

Ripping the phone away from my ear, I check the number I just dialed It’s Stevie’s

Jaain Once again, before any sort of ring, I’ er in service”