says so on the envelope. Is our divorce that imminent, then?" I could barely get the words out. "Don't I have to sign something or something?"
Harry smiled kindly. "Yes, you do. And no, it isn't that imminent. But it's coming. Justin has asked me to prepare the paperwork. He's prepared to pay you the agreed-upon sum, but he no longer requires your services for the duration of the contract."
I nodded, trying to swallow the lump in my throat. "And the baby?"
Harry sat next to me on the sofa, after all. "I recommend getting your own lawyer now that you have a child to consider in the dissolution."
I nodded again.
Harry took my hand and squeezed it. "But that's not why I've come. As Justin's good friend, I've seen how good you've been for him. I don't believe what I've seen and heard from the media. It doesn't ring true with what I know about you. From the beginning, you didn't want his money. And while having money can turn a person's head, I don't think that's what's going on with you."
He pressed the letter into my hand. "As Justin's friend, not his lawyer, I'm giving you this letter." He smiled regretfully. "As his lawyer, he could can my ass and have me disbarred. Regardless, I think you need to read this."
I stared at the letter in my hand. "Do you know what this says?"
He shook his head. "I haven't read it, no. But I know it's important for you to have." He stood suddenly.
I looked up at Harry. "Thank you." I bit my lip. I didn't know what to say. "I won't tell him if you won't."
"I'll show myself out."
Chapter Six
J ustin
I was impatient. Eager to bring Macy in before she had a chance to get away. Dick and I watched as she hit on Dex. Just as Dick had predicted, she'd morphed into a Sandy clone, even adopting a similar style of dress.
"I wonder whose credit card she used to buy that outfit," I said to Dick. I remembered she'd stolen Kay's and used it to buy the outfit she wore to seduce me. It was sick. She was sick.
But I was impressed with Dex's flirting skills. He was becoming almost suave. And he was throwing my money around like it was nothing.
Dick leaned forward, concentrating on the surveillance feed. "Watch your drink, buddy. We know she likes roofies."
Dex had been warned. There was no antidote for roofies. Unaided by alcohol, it lasted in the system from eight to twelve hours. Taken with alcohol, it could last for as long as thirty-six. Dex was drinking moderately. From what we'd gleaned from her record, Macy was a skilled pickpocket. Which meant she was good at sleight of hand. It would have been easy for her to slip a roofie in Dex's drink without his knowledge. Like she'd done to me.
On our feed, Dex was offering to buy Macy dinner.
"Oh, crap! He's going to draw this out." I banged my fist on the table.
Dick raised one eyebrow. "He's doing fine. He has to win her trust. She's not stupid and she's cautious. She's not going anywhere private with him until she decides he's not a threat and she has the upper hand."
----
K ayla
Long after Harry had gone, I sat in my office with the envelope trembling in my hand, staring at Justin's precise engineer's handwriting. Once again, my imagination flew with possibilities. Was Harry right to give me this letter? Was I right to read it? What if it said something incriminating? Or was it simply the instructions on how to extricate myself from Justin's life?
There was only one way to find out. I slid my finger beneath the flap of the greeting card envelope and broke the top open. I was nervous. The edge tore raggedly. My fingers shook as I pulled the card out. It was one of those gushy, terribly romantic cards, all done in shades of pink that Jus couldn't see. Which was sweet and touching in itself. I'm forever and always yours was printed on the front.It was one of those cards that you could record a message on. When I opened it, it was Jus singing a line from a love song, followed by him saying, I love you .
My eyes clouded with tears. It was so
Harry smiled kindly. "Yes, you do. And no, it isn't that imminent. But it's coming. Justin has asked me to prepare the paperwork. He's prepared to pay you the agreed-upon sum, but he no longer requires your services for the duration of the contract."
I nodded, trying to swallow the lump in my throat. "And the baby?"
Harry sat next to me on the sofa, after all. "I recommend getting your own lawyer now that you have a child to consider in the dissolution."
I nodded again.
Harry took my hand and squeezed it. "But that's not why I've come. As Justin's good friend, I've seen how good you've been for him. I don't believe what I've seen and heard from the media. It doesn't ring true with what I know about you. From the beginning, you didn't want his money. And while having money can turn a person's head, I don't think that's what's going on with you."
He pressed the letter into my hand. "As Justin's friend, not his lawyer, I'm giving you this letter." He smiled regretfully. "As his lawyer, he could can my ass and have me disbarred. Regardless, I think you need to read this."
I stared at the letter in my hand. "Do you know what this says?"
He shook his head. "I haven't read it, no. But I know it's important for you to have." He stood suddenly.
I looked up at Harry. "Thank you." I bit my lip. I didn't know what to say. "I won't tell him if you won't."
"I'll show myself out."
Chapter Six
J ustin
I was impatient. Eager to bring Macy in before she had a chance to get away. Dick and I watched as she hit on Dex. Just as Dick had predicted, she'd morphed into a Sandy clone, even adopting a similar style of dress.
"I wonder whose credit card she used to buy that outfit," I said to Dick. I remembered she'd stolen Kay's and used it to buy the outfit she wore to seduce me. It was sick. She was sick.
But I was impressed with Dex's flirting skills. He was becoming almost suave. And he was throwing my money around like it was nothing.
Dick leaned forward, concentrating on the surveillance feed. "Watch your drink, buddy. We know she likes roofies."
Dex had been warned. There was no antidote for roofies. Unaided by alcohol, it lasted in the system from eight to twelve hours. Taken with alcohol, it could last for as long as thirty-six. Dex was drinking moderately. From what we'd gleaned from her record, Macy was a skilled pickpocket. Which meant she was good at sleight of hand. It would have been easy for her to slip a roofie in Dex's drink without his knowledge. Like she'd done to me.
On our feed, Dex was offering to buy Macy dinner.
"Oh, crap! He's going to draw this out." I banged my fist on the table.
Dick raised one eyebrow. "He's doing fine. He has to win her trust. She's not stupid and she's cautious. She's not going anywhere private with him until she decides he's not a threat and she has the upper hand."
----
K ayla
Long after Harry had gone, I sat in my office with the envelope trembling in my hand, staring at Justin's precise engineer's handwriting. Once again, my imagination flew with possibilities. Was Harry right to give me this letter? Was I right to read it? What if it said something incriminating? Or was it simply the instructions on how to extricate myself from Justin's life?
There was only one way to find out. I slid my finger beneath the flap of the greeting card envelope and broke the top open. I was nervous. The edge tore raggedly. My fingers shook as I pulled the card out. It was one of those gushy, terribly romantic cards, all done in shades of pink that Jus couldn't see. Which was sweet and touching in itself. I'm forever and always yours was printed on the front.It was one of those cards that you could record a message on. When I opened it, it was Jus singing a line from a love song, followed by him saying, I love you .
My eyes clouded with tears. It was so
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