Perfectly Played by Kerr Holly

Author:Kerr, Holly [Kerr, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, humorous, amazon
Amazon: B07Q6VP482
Publisher: Three Birds Press
Published: 2019-04-28T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Flora

“You need to leave now,” I say to Thomas as the door shuts behind Dean. I steel myself not to run after him. “I’m not helping you with anything.”

“You know you can use the money, Flora,” Thomas argues. “I want to help.”

“I wouldn’t take your help even if I did need it.”

“Thomas told me things aren’t going well for the business,” Evelyn adds.

My mouth drops open, one more thing to add to my Why I hate Thomas List. “Get out.”

“Flora, for once can you try and be an adult about this?”

My perfect walk-away line is interrupted by Imogene’s return. “Flora, what happened?” she demands as she walks in. “The guy, Dean just ran into me—literally ran into me and I spilled the coffee—” Her voice falls as she takes in the scene. “Oh. Oh, no.”

“Get out.”

Imogene steps back to the door. “Okay.”

“Not you, him. Them. Thomas, get out of my store.”

“Flora, I don’t know what you’re so upset about—”

“You don’t know why?” I shake my head with disgust, disgust at myself for wasting so much time with a man who is so insensitive and…

I stop my internal rant. Why am I mad at him? I had been the one to end things with Thomas. This is my fault.

“No, you probably don’t understand why I’m upset. But I think you should go. It’s been nice knowing you, Thomas.”

“If that’s how you want it.” With stiff shoulders, Thomas waits for Imogene to move away from the door before he holds it open for Evelyn.

“Wait!”

Thomas turns with a hopeful expression on his face. I have no idea what he has to feel hopeful about with me.

“Where did Dean go?”

Evelyn turns in bewilderment. “How would I know?”

I don’t know what good it will do me, but I need to know. I can’t let Dean walk away again. “You were with him for two years and you have no idea where he’d go if he’s upset? Even I know he’s not going home.”

Her expression turns to disgust. “Baseball.” Then she sweeps out the door, Thomas on her tail.

“That was Thomas,” Imogene whispers as the door shuts behind them.

“It was.”

I want to sink into the floor, like butter melting in the sun. Now that the loud voices have stopped, Cappie pokes his nose from behind the counter, and seeing it’s safe, presses his wet nose into my hand. “Oh my god.”

And then I do sink down to the floor, gathering my dog into my arms. Thomas is gone, out of my life forever. Eight years of my life just walked out the door.

“Flora? Honey, are you okay?”

Imogene stares anxiously down at me. “I don’t know what to do.”

“To start, maybe you should get up off the floor.” Imogene holds out her hands and I climb to my feet. “Tell me what happened.”

“That was Thomas,” I say heavily. “And Evelyn. She was supposed to marry Dean.”

“Wait—what?”

“And now they’re married. Thomas and Evelyn. They met in Las Vegas after I left Thomas.”

“How is that possible?” Imogene shakes her head.

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