"She seriously said that to you? I'm going back to that bar and I'm gonna throw my shoe at her head!"
Giggling through my tears I grabbed Lane and pulled her back down next to me where we were huddled on my bed.
"Thanks Lane, but as much as I would love to see that, it wouldn't do anything but make me look bad."
Sighing I scrubbed furiously at the tear tracks on my cheeks.
"I'm done, if you think about it I've known him a matter of weeks, they've been together for years. He was really up front about the fact this is all fake. Yeah.. maybe he wouldn't say no to a girl throwing herself at him which is basically what I've done this whole time"
Groaning, I threw myself back against the pillows
"Oohhhh I'm gonna die I'm so embarrassed!"
Lane, instead of giving me sympathy, suddenly perked up like a gossip puppy who just smelled something juicy, you know if gossip puppies were real!
She turned to me with glee and grabbed my cheeks, smooshing them together.
"Don't tell me my baby girl finally got some action?! Later I'm gonna pummel you for not telling me the second it happened but right now I want every detail!!!"
Twenty minutes later I took a deep breath having finished recapping all our encounters thus far for Lane, but leaving out any talk of evidence gathering!
"So that's everything.. basically every sexy encounter was either my instigating it or him trying to prove a point that he could have me if he wants me. I want to diiiiiiieeeee.. I'm too embarrassed to ever see people ever again.. remember me Laney.. tell my story.. don't let other girls become too stupid to live over a man!"
Heaving a dramatic sigh I pretended to die, eyes crossed, tongue lolling, while Lane being Lane she held me in her arms and jumped right into the play..
"Sweet Tasha don't leave meeee.. you have to live.. how else are you going to get revenge?"
Focusing my eyes on Lanes face I arched an eyebrow in curiosity.
"Revenge?"
Lane smiled with evil delight
"Revenge!"
I sat up and faced her cross legged
"To be fair he hasn't actually done anything to warrant revenge"
"Sweetie, he was an asshole at the bar and anyway I'm not talking about revenge against him I'm talking about her!"
I was tempted, I'm not a saint and I was jealous, but in all honesty she hadn't really done anything to deserve it either. Yeah she was rude but I told her off at the time and yeah Blade going to her hurt my pride but that wasn't her fault either. Having mulled it over I turned to Lane with a gentle smile.
"Thanks Laney but I think the best thing to do now is to put up a wall between myself and Blade, I'll be cold as ice with him whilst being civil and there will be no sexy times ahead"
Lane pouted at me like a child with her arms crossed.
"Le sigh, that is so sad"
I agreed but chose not to vocalise it. I did like Blade but I read way too much into our encounters and he obviously wasn't where I was.
A sudden pounding on my door had us looking at each other in shock but I had a sinking feeling I knew who it was. Steeling myself and reminding myself that if I was to gain back even a shred of pride I needed to play the ice queen I moved towards the door.
Lane was motioning at me like a mad woman but I didn't have a clue what her gestures meant until I looked down and realised I was in my standard knickers and tank top! Blowing her a kiss I grabbed my pyjama bottoms, threw them on quickly and answered the door.
* * *
Blade, of course, stood on the other side of the door, looking more gorgeous than any person should be allowed to look. When he saw me he made to grab me and I dodged his hand, ensuring I kept my face blank and emotionless. I didn't want him to think I was angry but I also didn't want him to think things were the same.
"What are you doing here?"
Hearing my icily spoken words Blades expression changed from annoyance to cockiness and I went on alert.
"You invited me."
I huffed out a breath at his arrogantly spoken words.
"I can assure you Blade I did nothing of the sort now please leave I was just going to sleep."
Smirking he leaned a little closer and said slowly and deliberately
"Did you think I didn't hear you earlier when you asked me to stay with you tonight?"
For one second my blood ran cold but I gathered myself and straightened opening the door slightly and motioning to Lane on my bed.
"You must have misunderstood, this bed is full."
With that I slammed the door in his face and turned away.
He shouted through the door that he would deal with me tomorrow and I had never heard more ominous words.