Fool Me Once by Kim Hartfield

Author:Kim Hartfield
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2019-07-20T22:00:00+00:00

Nineteen – Talia

The clock on the bedside table said it was eight-fifty AM. Andi was fast asleep, surprisingly. She normally got up so much earlier than me – but then she normally didn’t stay up having sex for most of the night.

My clit twinged as a surge of memories washed over me. I’d almost accepted that she didn’t want to fool around, and then at the last moment she’d said “okay.” It had been the perfect, hot way to end our association with each other.

I threw on my clothes, not caring if the stench of sex was still on me. I couldn’t take the chance of waking Andi up by showering. I crept to the door and, with one last look at her sleeping form, stepped into the hallway.

I felt a strange regret about leaving her behind. She knew me well enough to not be surprised by me leaving without a word, but she might still be hurt. Then again, I’d warned her in advance that whatever happened would only be for one night.

She’d done so much for me, though, with no benefit to herself. I hesitated in front of the elevator, wondering if I should at least go back and thank her. Maybe she’d look up at me with sleepy affection and pull me down into another kiss, and I’d melt into her arms…

No, I had to leave. The elevator doors swung open, and I stepped inside. I wasn’t going to give Andi Lucas another thought.

I took a taxi to Laney’s address, using most of my remaining funds. I fidgeted nervously in the back seat. I was finally going to meet this woman who’d been so elusive for so long. Then again, I’d been so sure I was going to find her at Andi’s mom’s place, and that’d only led to more questions. I wouldn’t know for sure if she was there until I arrived.

The cab pulled up in front of a shady-looking apartment block. The driver gave me a look of concern in the rear-view mirror. “Sure you want to be in this area, miss?”

“Yup.” I handed him my last twenty. The rest of my bills were fives and ones.

Without waiting for him to answer, I climbed out. The sun beat down on my head for the few seconds it took me to get to the front lobby. I scanned through the buzz codes in the entryway. There was no “Jefferson,” of course – Laney wasn’t officially living here. But the private investigator had gotten me her apartment number, and I checked it against the buzz codes to find the right one.

I buzzed her, and then waited. I was suddenly conscious of my heart beating in my chest, and I had a feeling the sweat pooling in my armpits wasn’t from the heat. A minute went by, then another. I tried to distract myself by playing with my phone, but my nerves wouldn’t let me focus on anything but my wait.

Laney could be out right now. She could be asleep.

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