Real Liars by S.M. West

Author:S.M. West [West, S.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SMW Books
Published: 2020-03-16T18:30:00+00:00

I wake to someone peeling my fingers from a hard, warm abdomen. My face is plastered to Zach’s bare back and I’m nestled against him, hugging his body as if he’s my favorite stuffed animal.

God, no. I’m a hugger and usually cuddle an extra pillow while asleep. I must have latched onto Zach during the night.

I squeeze my eyes shut, willing them to relax along with the rest of my body, as he extricates himself from my death grip. By the time he’s out of the bed, I’ve managed to calm both my breathing and muscles.

He slips into the bathroom and I sigh with relief, although my mortification isn’t too far behind. A few hours pass and our paths don’t cross as he works out, showers, and dresses. Later, I’m staring up at the closet shelves when I hear him enter the room.

“Hurry up, Paige. I’ve got a ten o’clock meeting at the office. We need to get going.” He taps his foot impatiently, leaning against the doorjamb to the walk-in closet.

“I told you that you didn’t have to come,” I snap, searching the shelves for my purse.

I’ve no idea where JP put the few purses I have and it’s only adding to the stress of my upcoming visit to the police station, not to mention the possibility of Zach mentioning my molesting him in his sleep.

“We’ve had this discussion already—let’s not do it again.”

Zach marches to my side, pulls down a bunch of purses from the top shelf, out of my sight or reach, and hands them to me.

“There it is.” I grab the suede hobo bag. “Thank you.”

I shove my wallet, sunglasses and other belongings into the purse as Zach follows me down the stairs. My hands are shaking and it’s in that moment I admit to myself just how nervous I am to officially recount what happened the other night with Joel Hummel.

Adding to my nerves is the fact that he’s no longer in jail. He was released the very next day thanks to his lawyer and although he’s been charged with criminal harassment and could serve up to ten years, getting a conviction is a long and tough road. Convictions aren’t easy to come by and there will likely be a trial. I’ve been reassured he won’t be at the police station, but it’s more than that. I hope to never see him again.

“Where are you going?” he asks when I go left to his right as the elevator doors open into the parking garage.

“To my car.” I don’t bother to stop, only feet from my vehicle. “I’ll meet you at the station.”

“Does that thing even drive?” He glances over my shoulder at my two thousand and seven Toyota Corolla that he had brought over to his place. “There’s no way that thing passed its emissions test.”

“It drives just fine.” I place my hands on my hips. “And it did pass the test, thank you very much. I thought you said we were going to be late.

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