“It’s not…” I don’t say the words, she knows though.
“No. It’s a woman.”
I nod my head and shut down my computer as I walk out the front to see who it is. It can’t be Mel as she left yesterday to go home. And I don’t know that many people outside of where I work, so I’m interested to see who could be asking for me.
“Hey, I want to see how you are later? Maybe an early dinner?” Tracey stops me with her hand on my arm. I simply nod my head in answer. I won’t be telling her everything, some things are better left unsaid.
“Great, I’ll come grab you soon.” She walks away as I continue to reception.
When I arrive, she sees me before I see her. “Hi, Storm.” Damn! I wish I’d been paying better attention because I would have turned the other way, instead of walking directly to her.
“Selena, why are you here?”
She looks around then back to me, her Gucci bag sits high on her shoulder matched with her brand clothing which I know is real thanks to my job. Her eyes rake me up and down before she fakes a smile. “Is there somewhere private we can talk?”
“Follow me.” I hear the click of her heels as she follows me to my office. Tracey spots us, her eyes going wide. As I step into my office, there’s a large bouquet of flowers sitting on the desk. Walking to it, I open the card and Echo’s name is the first thing I see. I don’t bother reading it as I close the card throwing it in the trash.
“Echo never sends flowers. So, who’s the lucky guy?”
Choosing to answer her is something I don’t want to do. She’s a viper, give her a little she’ll take a lot. I’ve seen girls like her in action my whole life. Ones who think they’re better but in reality, they’re broken and wanting someone to fix them. That would be why she left Echo, even if she loved him. He didn’t fix her.
“You haven’t answered as to why you’re here.” I sit in my chair as she looks around then sits as well, her legs cross as she places her bag on the floor then those seedy eyes look back up at me.
“Mike told me he saw you.” I nod my head, I have nothing to hide. “Are you trying for him as well?” she asks in the most serious tone as if that’s something normal to do.
What the fuck is wrong with this woman?
“You’re insane, right?” I ask confused.
She doesn’t answer just stays in the exact same position with her hands in her lap.
“Who would do that? Go for one brother then the next?” I can’t help myself. Hell! Maybe she does love Mike more, who am I to judge. But she’s now sitting in my office, where she came to me, and is asking me these crazy notions as if I would be that thoughtless to do that to Echo after she did.
“You’re judging me, I can see it.”
“I’m sure you can hear it, too,” I reply in a voice that’s more sarcasm than anything else.
“You can’t help who you love, I happen to love both.”
I lean forward, my elbows hitting my desk as I speak to her. “You don’t, sweetheart. You wouldn’t have kissed the other man if you truly loved only one. Because you knew it would break both their hearts.”
“You think you know better, don’t you? That you’re so self-righteous. You aren’t. You’ll just be another notch on his bedpost when he’s done with you, too.”
“How about you take the flowers when you leave, Selena? Seeing as he never bought you any. He’s bought me more than enough.”
She stands to reach for her Gucci bag and looks to the flowers. I reach into the trash grabbing the card opening it to show her Echo’s name before I throw it back in the can.
“Take them. Maybe you can think he sent them to you. Since you like to believe you’re God’s gift to these two men and their feelings don’t seem to matter to you.” Her eyes zoom in on the flowers, and for a moment I think she’s about to take them. Instead, she pushes them to the side and they fall to my floor. She smiles as she looks at me in triumph. What a fool she is.
“Selena’s back to her old tricks again I see?” Tracey says opening the door and stepping in. Selena spins facing her. Tracey has her hands crossed over her chest ready for whatever Selena’s about to say.
“You… I guess you like her, right?” Selena laughs at her own words.
“I do, actually. You see she isn’t a tramp, and she doesn’t lie. Two things you’re very good at.”
Selena straightens to full height.