The Girl Inside by Karyn Masters

Author:Karyn Masters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aris Publishing
Published: 2017-06-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-one

Evangeline

MAY 3

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

I haven’t seen Jax since the coffee shop incident. I don’t know what else to call it. He’s so hot and cold when it comes to me. I wish he’d see me for who I really am, but he only cares for Greta. Nothing else in his life matters. I wonder, does she even know how important she is in his life? Personally, I think she takes advantage of him. Yes, Jax is headstrong and sets the ground rules, but he also caters to her, and she’s no fool. She knows his sweet spots, how to push his buttons just enough to break him—to make him give in. Then she rewards him for allowing her to walk all over him, by giving him anything he wants. It’s quite sick, if you ask me.

I haven’t shown up at the coffee shop or my Wednesday session in two weeks. I wonder if he’s missed me at all? I know he pretends he can do without me, and it wouldn’t faze him in the least, but is that really true? I think deep down he has a soft spot for me, or I would’ve been gone a long time ago. Jax has the ability to get rid of me, and even though he threatens it at times, he hasn’t done it. Sometimes he even thanks me for my hard work in keeping his marriage together. One could say I’m a bit of a spy when it comes to Greta. I keep an eye on her, make sure she doesn’t do something crazy. I chuckle at my choice of words. Oh, what am I saying? She’s as psychotic as they come. That’s why I’m here. I make sure she doesn’t make any horrible mistakes during one of her psychotic episodes. Jax needs me. Without me, he’d never know what she’s up to.

I’m sitting outside his house right now, making myself comfortable out on the lanai. I can’t stay away forever. He wouldn’t want me to anyway. I bet he’s been a little worried about me, wondering if I’m going to come back. It might even keep him up some nights, I’m hoping. He needs to see my value, something he’s blinded to quite often. I came early today so I can hang out for a while before he gets here. I needed a drink so I popped into his kitchen, helping myself to a bottle of wine, and then got comfy in a lounging chair on the lanai. There’s always a door unlocked. I believe he leaves it for me.

I lie back, allowing the sun to soak into my pale skin. I’m getting my daily dose of vitamin D. Apparently, Greta has been out here this morning. There’s a mug half full of coffee sitting on the table with pink lipstick coloring the rim. Pink, ugh. It’s a far cry from my Kat Von D lip color. Today I’m wearing Exorcism. I had to laugh when I was applying the blood black paint to my lips.

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