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I flip the deadbolt and the lock on the handle and then swing the door wide open, but the person on the other side of the door isn't who I expected to see.
It's not Cammy at all.
"Josslin," I say in surprise.
She takes one long look at me in her ex's shirt and I can see her trying to hold back his grimace. She's not exactly going to win any Academy awards with her performance of the "not jealous" ex. It's becoming more obvious as time goes on. She beams whenever Seven is anywhere near and scowls at me when she thinks I'm not looking. It wouldn't take a detective to see what's happening here.
"Can I come in?" she asks, trying her best to smile.
"Seven isn't here. He just left," I say, hoping she'll quickly retract her request
"I know… I saw his Jeep pull out of the garage. I want to talk to you actually."
Damn it.
I glance behind her hoping that Cammy or Rita are behind her, coming over as a buffer, but she's alone.
"Ok… come in," I say, opening the door wider for her.
She walks in and I close the door behind her.
"Does Cammy know that you're here?"
"No, she thinks I went for a walk on the beach."
That doesn't sound promising.
"We can sit in the kitchen if you want?" I ask.
"That's as good as any."
She follows me through the kitchen, and we both take a seat at the kitchen table.
"Can I get you something to drink?" I ask.
"You certainly seem to have made yourself at home here. Offering me a drink as if you live here… wearing Seven's clothes."
Her tone isn't accusatory… it's more pained. Like she harbors regret that she's not in my position.
But her regret isn't my problem.
She could have had this life.
She could have had Seven.
That realization almost makes me sick to my stomach to think that if she had made one different choice in her life, I wouldn't have had these experiences with him. Why does that make my heart pound with anxiety… I don't know.
"Why are you here Josslin?"
"I came here to talk to you woman to woman and ask you for a favor."
A favor?
"That depends on what the favor is."
"Seven doesn't know yet, but I've come here to tell him."
"Tell him what?"
