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Ouch. That hurt.
But she needed to keep the peace. “Fine.”
“Will you come upstairs?” Cammie asked. “Keep me company. I’ll make you one of those sweet jelly bean drinks that you like.”
Faith closed her eyes as she realized that was the first time Cammie had asked her to come upstairs and spend time with her.
Well, other than when she’d helped her get ready for the charity dinner.
And the sad fact was that Faith would rather stay in the basement than have a drink with her friend.
Opening her eyes, she stared up at Cammie. “I’ll come up soon.”
“Right. Sure. Okay.”
Cammie disappeared upstairs, and Faith lay back on the uncomfortable bed.
She should call Reuben. But he’d come storming in. And she didn’t want him to ruin Eric or Cammie. She just wanted to leave.
A tear dripped down her face. She wiped it away.
So she and Cammie had grown apart? It didn’t mean that they couldn’t still be friends. It was just that they had different priorities.
Faith was focused on paying back her debt.
And now . . . on her relationship.
And Cammie was focused on her relationship too. She couldn’t blame the other woman for that.
But it was definitely time to move on. Even if Eric apologized, and that was a big ‘if’, she still didn’t think she could stay.
And frankly, she couldn’t understand why Eric and Cammie would even want her to. It was a miracle that she hadn’t become seriously ill while living down here, and she really didn’t want to experience a winter in this basement. There wasn’t even a source of heat.
The sound of a door slamming again made her jolt. How long had Eric been gone? Where had he gone?
Almost immediately, there were raised voices. She winced at the sound. Standing, she grabbed her large bag and her handbag and headed up the stairs.
If Eric was going to apologize, and she highly doubted it would be sincere, then he could do it upstairs.
Because Faith was done with hanging out like a bad smell in the basement.
45
“Eric, you have to!” Cammie screamed as Faith got to the top of the stairs. “We need the money!”
“I don’t care about the fucking money, Cammie! I’m not saying shit to that slut.”
“Then maybe you’re the one who should leave, Eric! You fucking waste of space!”
There was silence, then a slap before someone cried out.
Her stomach dropped as she fumbled for the door handle.
Cammie!
Faith heard a thump and another pained cry.
“Cammie, Cammie, I didn’t mean to,” Eric cried as Faith ran through the door and came to a stop.
