menu. They both knew why they were there. Kurtis was not convinced that Catherine really knew anything about Tanya. How could she, when she'd been out of the city for so long and didn't know anyone Tanya knew. All the same, he wondered what his ex would say about the woman he now loved.
They made nothing but small talk for a good half hour until Catherine let out a loud sigh.
“I'm glad we've come to an understanding now, Kurtis. It will make what I have to say a bit difficult now that you know that all I want is your happiness. I know you love her and you're engaged and everything, but what I have to tell you might make you glad I came back.”
“Well it's best you just come right out with it, Catherine.” Kurtis shifted in his seat, put down his cutlery and placed his elbows on the table.
Catherine cleared her throat. “For one thing, Kurtis, do you know she had a meeting with James?”
“Not a meeting,” he shook his head. “She ran into him. That's all.”
“Oh no. It was much more than that, much, much more.”
“Tanya told me she only bumped into James by chance and he started that whole business about the photograph. He's a sick freak.”
“Yes, but Tanya didn't know that about him when she agreed to meet up with him.”
“I don't believe she arranged a meeting with that guy. Why would she?”
“James is not an unattractive man, you know. A lot of the women in New York are chasing after him. They were always chasing you until you were taken off the market. Remember?”
Kurtis pulled his lips into a thin line.
“Well,” she continued. “He called her up and said he wanted to talk to her and she said yes, willingly.”
“Nonsense.”
“It's not nonsense. James has an apartment in Villiers and there's CCTV footage of her entering the building. If you'd like, I could arrange for the security group responsible for that apartment complex to send you over a copy.” She continued, “You see, Kurtis, there's more to her than meets the eye. It's strange she should go there don't you think? I mean, you don't have any idea why she would meet up with James and yet, to everyone else it's quite obvious.”
“What is?”
“Oh Kurtis, you're so naive. She was obviously having doubts about you and her, and when she went to meet up with James she was practically coming on to him.”
Kurtis shook his head, leaned back in his chair. “And you expect me to believe that?”
“No, I don't, because you love her, you're blinded by her and everything about her. But think about it, Kurtis. Why was it so easy for her not to trust you? In my book, that tells me only one thing. A person who has no trust is always up to something themselves.”
“I'm not going to listen to any more of this...this rubbish. James has invented all of it and he's even gotten you fooled.”
“Well the CCTV can't lie, and if you called her right now she'd admit she met him. Go on, call her.”
“No. I won't call her. I'll see her face to face. Saturday – for breakfast, like we agreed.”
“It's charming the way you hang on her every word. But not every word out of that pretty little mouth is a true one. One thing I never did when we were together, Kurtis, was lie to you. Are you sure you want to go into a marriage with someone who can lie to you about their whereabouts? Think about it.”
“I am thinking about it and none of it makes any sense. Tanya has no reason to lie to me nor to doubt me. We made that clear to each other.”
“All right, but don't say I didn't prepare you for what's to come.”
“What's to come?”
“Well, there's only one way this can go, Kurtis. Don't you think? I'd like to think that if we can't be a couple any more than we can at least be friends. So from one friend to another,” she reached out and put her hand on his, “just be careful. But I'm always here.” Catherine stood up. “I checked out from the hotel now, it's time. My flight back to New York leaves in a few hours. I look
They made nothing but small talk for a good half hour until Catherine let out a loud sigh.
“I'm glad we've come to an understanding now, Kurtis. It will make what I have to say a bit difficult now that you know that all I want is your happiness. I know you love her and you're engaged and everything, but what I have to tell you might make you glad I came back.”
“Well it's best you just come right out with it, Catherine.” Kurtis shifted in his seat, put down his cutlery and placed his elbows on the table.
Catherine cleared her throat. “For one thing, Kurtis, do you know she had a meeting with James?”
“Not a meeting,” he shook his head. “She ran into him. That's all.”
“Oh no. It was much more than that, much, much more.”
“Tanya told me she only bumped into James by chance and he started that whole business about the photograph. He's a sick freak.”
“Yes, but Tanya didn't know that about him when she agreed to meet up with him.”
“I don't believe she arranged a meeting with that guy. Why would she?”
“James is not an unattractive man, you know. A lot of the women in New York are chasing after him. They were always chasing you until you were taken off the market. Remember?”
Kurtis pulled his lips into a thin line.
“Well,” she continued. “He called her up and said he wanted to talk to her and she said yes, willingly.”
“Nonsense.”
“It's not nonsense. James has an apartment in Villiers and there's CCTV footage of her entering the building. If you'd like, I could arrange for the security group responsible for that apartment complex to send you over a copy.” She continued, “You see, Kurtis, there's more to her than meets the eye. It's strange she should go there don't you think? I mean, you don't have any idea why she would meet up with James and yet, to everyone else it's quite obvious.”
“What is?”
“Oh Kurtis, you're so naive. She was obviously having doubts about you and her, and when she went to meet up with James she was practically coming on to him.”
Kurtis shook his head, leaned back in his chair. “And you expect me to believe that?”
“No, I don't, because you love her, you're blinded by her and everything about her. But think about it, Kurtis. Why was it so easy for her not to trust you? In my book, that tells me only one thing. A person who has no trust is always up to something themselves.”
“I'm not going to listen to any more of this...this rubbish. James has invented all of it and he's even gotten you fooled.”
“Well the CCTV can't lie, and if you called her right now she'd admit she met him. Go on, call her.”
“No. I won't call her. I'll see her face to face. Saturday – for breakfast, like we agreed.”
“It's charming the way you hang on her every word. But not every word out of that pretty little mouth is a true one. One thing I never did when we were together, Kurtis, was lie to you. Are you sure you want to go into a marriage with someone who can lie to you about their whereabouts? Think about it.”
“I am thinking about it and none of it makes any sense. Tanya has no reason to lie to me nor to doubt me. We made that clear to each other.”
“All right, but don't say I didn't prepare you for what's to come.”
“What's to come?”
“Well, there's only one way this can go, Kurtis. Don't you think? I'd like to think that if we can't be a couple any more than we can at least be friends. So from one friend to another,” she reached out and put her hand on his, “just be careful. But I'm always here.” Catherine stood up. “I checked out from the hotel now, it's time. My flight back to New York leaves in a few hours. I look
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