Elise POV
I have been in a horrible mood since I came home last night. Cole had freaked out and is currently convinced that Ana knows or suspects something. I didn't have the heart to tell him that there was a chance Ana could have come home last night.
Before she left for the conference, I "received" a copy of her itinerary. Ana is overly predictable and her passcodes are not up to par with someone as intelligent as she claims she Is. It took me only 3 guesses to figure out that her work email password would be her moms name and birthday.
Since that day, I log in to see what she has planned for the day. I sometimes Change things, small things that she wouldn't notice , but things that often made her look forgetful and unprofessional to the rest of the world.
When I glanced at her conference itinerary, I sent an email asking for some last minute changes. I erased the sent messages and replaced the old with the new.
As she left, her original date of return changed. I spoke to her and convinced her not to tell Cole. I told her how Amazing it would be to surprise him with a nice clean home and a warm cooked meal upon his return.
She thought it was a great idea and said she would do just that. I, on the other hand, had different plans for her.
I wasn't 100% convinced that she would actually come home last night, but regardless I pushed Cole to take me to their home.
I checked the airport arrival times and knew when her plane would most likely land and she would be on her way home. I seduced Cole, not that it took much, and played the role of the most satisfied lover in the world. I deserved an award for my moans and screams.
When I heard the door slam I knew she walked in on us. What I didn't expect was for her to not cause a scene. I know that Ana has a temper and would never stand for cheating. I was convinced she would have lost it and thrown stuff around. I would have made sure that one of those things hit me and would have reported her for assault.
When she left and ignored Coles messages , he became unhinged and paranoid. He told me to go home and hasn't responded to any of my texts.
I'm getting nervous that he wants to end our relationship and I can't let that happen. We belong together and she has stood in our way for far too long.
I decided I would call her to gauge her reaction and see what she knew, if anything. I was willing to give her the push, if she needed one, to get her to leave.
I grabbed my phone and dialled her number and heard a man answer her phone "hello, Ana's secretary".
Hmmm maybe Ana is not so innocent after all. This could be used to my advantage.
Ana came on the phone and meekly said hello. I already liked this. She seemed like she was hiding something and I would find out exactly what that thing was.
"Hi Elise. What's up". She asked
"What do you mean what's up. We've been trying to get a hold of you since last night. Cole is worried. I'm worried. Who was that" I was dying to know.
"Who that was is not important . I'm fine. Maybe when you see Cole you can tell him that for me" hmm, this is going better than I expected.
"Why would I see Cole?" I tried to sound nonchalant.
"You've been such a good friend. Always taking care of me and Cole. I just figured since I was away and he was lonely. You'd be a good friend and keep him company. Make things easier for him" Her voice sounded as fake as our friendship.
I took the moment of silence to cherish what I was going to do next.
"You really are a stupid girl Ana" I laughed. "All this time thinking that you were in this perfect relationship, when your boyfriend was fucking me every chance he got. Do you know that he had me on your bed On many occasions. Always told me how much better I was" I waited for a response but when I didn't get one i continued, " he has been planning on ending it for ages but was worried about your inability to cope with bad news. He thinks you're weak and pathetic. Well I think you're playing the poor victim role to keep him. So I'm doing him a favour and ending it for the both of you. Oh and just so you know, He bought me a ring and We're getting married, I'll send you the invitation to whatever trashy hole you'll be moving to."
I sat there in silence and let the revelation sink in. Obviously we weren't engaged, but I knew how much that would hurt her. She has wanted a ring from him in forever. When Ana finally spoke, she managed to say one word "thanks" and hung up.
I found her response weird. Ana should be losing it right now. Devastated and crying. She sounded like she was barely bothered.... Or maybe she was so bothered she was having a mental break. I felt that was more likely than her not caring and smiled. God I wish I could see her reaction.
As my mood finally improved, I debated the best ways I could tell Cole that she found out. He may be angry at me at first, but he will come around eventually see that this is for the best.
Marcus POV
I watched Ana's face change as the conversation progressed. I mouthed "put her on speaker" and "just trust me" so she did. As Elise spilled the tea, I recorded everything that came out of her mouth.
I could see Ana was vibrating but gestured for her to keep it quiet and to a minimum. Once she hung up, I embraced her into a hug before she could protest. She sobbed onto my shirt for a few moments before pulling away.
Acting embarrassed she apologized. "I'm so sorry for getting your shirt wet. I was expecting for this to come out eventually. I wasn't expecting for her to take that much pleasure in telling me. I thought she was my best friend. I actually tried to convince myself that maybe they made a mistake and fucked up, but they're engaged?" Tears flooded back and I gave her a reassuring pat in the back. I was out of my depth here.
I signalled for Luka to bring over some wine and additional napkins. He quickly sat down curious as to what happened.
"If you hated the pasta that much, send it back... don't cry" she couldn't help but to laugh at that and her mood settled a bit.
I thought it would be best if we called it a night but Luka chimed In again. " I was just closing up before you called me, and thought, why don't I come with you to pick out a few outfits, and then we find Ana the sexiest dress out there. That won't be too hard because she is stop you in your tracks sexy" he winked at me and continued " then we will go to lacasa for some drinks and Dancing" Before either of us could protest, Luka was already locking away the liquor and cleaning out the register.
After he was finished, he grabbed his coat and approached us. Placing both of his arms around us, he stated " I have a good feeling about this night. Trust me.