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They must have finished.
That bastard sent me away in the morning, rested all day… probably to save his energy to perform better for her.
"Baby, I came this time mainly to see you."
"I don't believe you. Then why did you see her yesterday?"
I, the actual girlfriend, was now "her"?
So this shameless woman knew she was the other woman and didn't care?
I thought I'd been good to her.
I never saw this coming.
"I stopped loving her a long time ago. It's you I love. She's just clingy. I can't bring myself to break it off."
"Okay… She has such a bad temper. You talk to her properly. I'll wait for you!"
So, they were having the post-sex chat.
Cheating, and they had the nerve to play the star-crossed lovers?
It made me sick.
"Did you… do it with her yesterday?"
"No. I didn't even want to touch her. From now on, it's only you!"
The other woman seemed satisfied with his answer.
She started cooing again, probably trying to initiate round two.
But it seemed the jerk's stamina hadn't recovered. He made an excuse.
"Baby, let's rest a bit. We have plenty of time."
'Can' or 'can't', pick one. What does 'rest a bit' even mean?
I felt so disgusted I almost threw up last night's takeout. I gritted my teeth and muttered, "Bastard!"
Leo saw me with my earbud in, my face dark. He probably guessed I wasn't hearing anything good.
"Don't be mad. They're not worth it."
I was trying to figure out how to trick the jerk into opening the door when Harper came panting up the stairs.
Standing lookout in the lobby must have been torture for her.
Having the gossip right there but not being able to see it must have been like an itch she couldn't scratch.
Seeing us still standing outside, she raised her voice.
"What are you still standing around for? Break the door down!"
Without another word, she lifted her foot and kicked the door.
I tried to stop her, worried we'd scare them off.
Too late. We'd just poked the snake.
