each had a mail box outside, but the mailman would
bring the mail here when it was raining, or hot... Or he was just feeling nice.
I’m not really paying
attention, looking down at the mail flyers offering grocery store savings and
promotions to new stores with grand openings
Suddenly I crash into
someone
“Shit.” I hiss, my mail
falling to the ground. I bend over quickly to pick it up and look at who I ran
into
It’s Stella “I am so
sorry.” She says “I wasn’t pay attention, I was trying to stuff everything into
this bag, I didn’t even hear you out here.”
“It’s okay.” I look
down at the black duffle bag she has, she’s stuffing a familiar pair of sweat
pants down inside.
I swallow before
speaking “Is Dean back?”
She eyes me warily
before answering “do you two know each other?”
“Um yeah, I mean we are
neighbors he was going to help me with my car, it’s no big deal forget I
asked.”
She stops me “I didn’t
realize you were friends.” She reaches out her hand “I’m Stella.”
I consider not taking
her hand. Clearly something is not right
I do it anyway “I’m
Olivia.”
I watch as Stella’s
eyes grow wide, like she knows who I am
She gently shakes her
head, ignoring whatever her previous issue was “I’m Deans….” Suddenly her phone
rings
“Hello?” She answers
“Yeah Babe, I am here
now. I just picked up a few outfits to get you through…. Yes… Well I know you
told me to wait until night, but I was in the area… Yeah I am meeting your
neighbor now…. No I didn’t say anything… I’m sorry I didn’t know I wasn’t
supposed to….Okay.”
She hangs up
“He’s so moody
sometimes.” She laughs lightly
I smile, feeling
uncomfortable “Is he… Um coming back anytime soon?”
She smiles “He’s
staying at my place for a bit, but I am sure he will be back in a week or two.”
“Oh, Ok.”
I feel sick. Like
really sick
“Well it was nice
meeting you.” I lie
“You as well. I will
tell Dean you said hello.”
I look at her
“Actually, could you not. I mean we don’t really know each other. It’s not a
big deal.”
“Okay. Well I will see
you.” She says, walking to the entry way door.
I rush through my front
door, locking it behind me. I run to the bathroom right before I throw up.
I fall asleep on the
bathroom floor. I don’t know if I caught a bug or it is stress but I couldn’t
stop throwing up.
I wake up to the sound
of my phone ringing in the kitchen where I left it.
I pick it up, it’s
Dean. I hit ignore.
He texts:
D: Answer your phone
Me: Who is she?
D: Answer your phone
Me: I said who is she?
D: I can’t tell you
Me: Then I can’t answer
you
D: Just answer me
Me: WHO is she?
D: She’s my wife
* * *
Chapter Fourteen
Dean never stops
calling me.
I have over 200 missed
calls in the last 4 days since I last texted with him.
When he told me that
Stella was his wife.
It was a blow.
It wasn’t what I was
expecting at all. I thought she might be another girlfriend, or some weird
thing, but married? No.
It is another sign of
me not knowing what the hell I am doing.
Alexis comes over every
day to check on me.
She works a lot though,
so it’s really hard for us to hang out.
Ryan calls a few times
to see how I am doing. I tell him I am fine, I tell him that I will be okay. I
tell him not to worry.
Because I know the only
reason he is calling me, is because I won’t answer Dean.
He doesn’t try and make
it better.
He couldn’t.
Dean, the first man I
ever fall in love with is married.
We really can’t just
ignore that.
It’s done and over
with.
Dean and I are done and
over with.
Not that we were ever
anything to begin with. I was a joke to him. An easy lay.
Whatever.
Chapter Fifteen
A week goes by.
Alexis and I decided to
get dressed up and head out to Ryan’s club.
Probably not
bring the mail here when it was raining, or hot... Or he was just feeling nice.
I’m not really paying
attention, looking down at the mail flyers offering grocery store savings and
promotions to new stores with grand openings
Suddenly I crash into
someone
“Shit.” I hiss, my mail
falling to the ground. I bend over quickly to pick it up and look at who I ran
into
It’s Stella “I am so
sorry.” She says “I wasn’t pay attention, I was trying to stuff everything into
this bag, I didn’t even hear you out here.”
“It’s okay.” I look
down at the black duffle bag she has, she’s stuffing a familiar pair of sweat
pants down inside.
I swallow before
speaking “Is Dean back?”
She eyes me warily
before answering “do you two know each other?”
“Um yeah, I mean we are
neighbors he was going to help me with my car, it’s no big deal forget I
asked.”
She stops me “I didn’t
realize you were friends.” She reaches out her hand “I’m Stella.”
I consider not taking
her hand. Clearly something is not right
I do it anyway “I’m
Olivia.”
I watch as Stella’s
eyes grow wide, like she knows who I am
She gently shakes her
head, ignoring whatever her previous issue was “I’m Deans….” Suddenly her phone
rings
“Hello?” She answers
“Yeah Babe, I am here
now. I just picked up a few outfits to get you through…. Yes… Well I know you
told me to wait until night, but I was in the area… Yeah I am meeting your
neighbor now…. No I didn’t say anything… I’m sorry I didn’t know I wasn’t
supposed to….Okay.”
She hangs up
“He’s so moody
sometimes.” She laughs lightly
I smile, feeling
uncomfortable “Is he… Um coming back anytime soon?”
She smiles “He’s
staying at my place for a bit, but I am sure he will be back in a week or two.”
“Oh, Ok.”
I feel sick. Like
really sick
“Well it was nice
meeting you.” I lie
“You as well. I will
tell Dean you said hello.”
I look at her
“Actually, could you not. I mean we don’t really know each other. It’s not a
big deal.”
“Okay. Well I will see
you.” She says, walking to the entry way door.
I rush through my front
door, locking it behind me. I run to the bathroom right before I throw up.
I fall asleep on the
bathroom floor. I don’t know if I caught a bug or it is stress but I couldn’t
stop throwing up.
I wake up to the sound
of my phone ringing in the kitchen where I left it.
I pick it up, it’s
Dean. I hit ignore.
He texts:
D: Answer your phone
Me: Who is she?
D: Answer your phone
Me: I said who is she?
D: I can’t tell you
Me: Then I can’t answer
you
D: Just answer me
Me: WHO is she?
D: She’s my wife
* * *
Chapter Fourteen
Dean never stops
calling me.
I have over 200 missed
calls in the last 4 days since I last texted with him.
When he told me that
Stella was his wife.
It was a blow.
It wasn’t what I was
expecting at all. I thought she might be another girlfriend, or some weird
thing, but married? No.
It is another sign of
me not knowing what the hell I am doing.
Alexis comes over every
day to check on me.
She works a lot though,
so it’s really hard for us to hang out.
Ryan calls a few times
to see how I am doing. I tell him I am fine, I tell him that I will be okay. I
tell him not to worry.
Because I know the only
reason he is calling me, is because I won’t answer Dean.
He doesn’t try and make
it better.
He couldn’t.
Dean, the first man I
ever fall in love with is married.
We really can’t just
ignore that.
It’s done and over
with.
Dean and I are done and
over with.
Not that we were ever
anything to begin with. I was a joke to him. An easy lay.
Whatever.
Chapter Fifteen
A week goes by.
Alexis and I decided to
get dressed up and head out to Ryan’s club.
Probably not
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