Page 87 of Lie for a Lie

I can’t help the tears from pouring down my face.

“I just caught Seth fucking the redhead bitch,” I manage to get out between breathless sobs.

I can feel the panic attack and try to focus on breathing.

“I fucking knew it!” David says proudly before realizing I am in a weird emotional state. “Oh, sorry, lovely! This means the hot doctor is single, right?”

I let out a small laugh.

“Remember how I called you the other night and told you I was heading to the gym?”

“Was Mister Perfect there?”

“Yes.”

“And?”

I find the eagerness in David’s voice comforting for some reason, and I can’t help but smile.

“Let’s just say he had no problem making me come more than once and we didn’t even have sex.”

I can’t help but bite my lip and try not to focus on how right that night felt.

“You slut! I love it.” David says playfully, and I wipe my face between my soft chuckles. “Paige, Seth never deserved you. We both know you weren’t exactly shying away from Graham.”

“I know.”

I sigh softly before wiping my face again with the sleeve of my hoodie.

“Where are you now?” He laugh.

“I have been sitting outside Mr. Perfect place for about two hours.”

David laughs, and I know he is enjoying this way too much.

“The only way to get over someone is to get under a new someone.”

“He and I aren’t exactly innocent here, David.”

I felt guilty on some level. I wanted him regardless of his relationship status the second I met Graham.

“They were over Paige, just like you and Seth never had a chance once you met Graham.”

I just roll my eyes, but he isn’t wrong.

“I’m going to call him.”

I groan.

“Tell Mr. Perfect I said hi.”

I let out a small laugh before saying bye and ending the call. I look around the empty parking lot again and sigh, resting my head on the steering wheel momentarily before finally FaceTime-calling Graham like I had wanted to for hours.

“Hey,” Graham says softly.

I can tell from everything in the background that he is with Clint. Graham walks out on the back patio and sits in one of the chairs.

“Hey.”

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