Page 472 of The Sinner: James

“Okay. Love you.”

“Love you too, baby. Now let me talk to Lex.”

A few seconds pass before I hear Lex’s voice again.

“Is she still there?” I ask.

“No. She’s on the terrace.”

“Did Ed tell you the entire story?”

“Yes. Why don’t you want to tell her?’

“Because she’ll get worried for nothing.”

“Okay. I guess…” he says, not convinced at all.

“Leave it to me, Lex. I need to find out more about this story before I share the news with her.”

“How’s Theresa?”

“She’s good. I mean, she looks good. She says she’s doing okay financially. We spent a few hours together on Saturday before she flew back home. I told her about you and Ed. About Rain. Some of it, she knew. She must’ve kept in touch with someone from back home, I guess. Not everything is public knowledge. I’ll tell you more about her when you come here. How is the party?”

“Was.”

I laugh.

“Seriously? It’s over already?”

“The love birds are gone.”

I breathe a chuckle.

“Jealous much?” I ask.

“I’m happy for him. For both of them.”

“How’s Dahlia?”

“She’s good. Happy… David Moore was here too.”

“Did he like it?”

“He liked it a lot,” he says, a smile threading through his voice. “He spent some time with Eve Malone and then with Rain.”

“Keep an eye on him.”

He laughs.

“No need to worry. Rain is lost without you.”

I muse over his words.

“Okay… I’ll let you go now. Call me tonight.”

“All right.”

I hang up and set the phone on the nightstand before crashing back into the pillow.

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