Page 86 of Empowered
“Of course I’m keeping track of you. I have to think about Victor, don’t I?”
“Jill, I don’t believe you’ve formally been introduced to…”
“I know who she is. Our son won’t shut the hell up about her.”
That made Sarah smile in satisfaction. “Can I offer you some tea, Ms. Blackbourne?”
The ex squared her shoulders at being called that, let alone by her former husband’s new girlfriend. “I suppose. Black, please. Bombay breakfast, if you have it.”
“Of course.” Sarah had no idea what kind of tea leaves, if any, Lucas stocked. She found a stash of French breakfast, and they would all like it. “My mother always said that black is best, in nearly every situation that calls for it.”
Was that a reference to the Blackbourne name? Perhaps. It was also a reference to Sarah’s black outfits she often wore around town. One of those outfits showed up in the PI’s leaked photos.
“Anyway,” Jill continued. “We need to talk about Victor.”
Lucas crossed his arms.You should look that stern more often, honey.Sarah loved the way his arms bulged out of his sleeves whenever he stood as coolly and confidently as that. Wasn’t it grand having such a naturally large boyfriend? Sarah almost wished she wasn’t above the national average when it came to women’s height. Imagine being a sweet, petite thing and climbing a body like that?More fun than the monkey bars on the playground.Then again, being taller than average meant she could comfortably ride him in bed. Short women wouldn’t be able to grind their knees into the bed for leverage while grinding their inner walls against his cock.Ho boy. That’s right. We were interrupted during sex, weren’t we?
Could Jill leave already?
“What about him?” Lucas said. He spared Sarah one look before turning his attention back to his ex-wife. “Is he okay?”
“He’s fine. Had to send him out of town to avoid the media vultures circling the neighborhood, but…”
“What? You sent him…where?”
“Relax, Luke. My parents took him to their beachfront cottage. But that means he won’t be able to make your visits this week, unless you go to Delaware to see him.”
“Delaware… Jesus, Jill, were you only going to now tell me that my son was hours away? The whole reason I moved here was to be closer to him!”
“Yes, and now you’ve got someone else to take up your time. Isn’t that lovely?”
“Sarah,” Lucas snapped. She gave him a defiant look when she turned toward him.Warning #1, mister. Don’t take that tone with me if you don’t mean to use it on me.“Could you give us a few minutes, please?”
She reminded him that the kettle was still on before shutting herself up in his bedroom. The covers remained tousled from when they were in the midst of making love.We should be having orgasms right now.Instead, Sarah pressed her ear to the door, determined to hear the verbal altercation between former husband and wife.
“You’re the one who leaked the video, aren’t you?”
Damn, he went right for it…
“What are you talking about? I hardly know how to procure such… entertainment.”
“You know how to hire the right man to do it for you, though. Sarah told me you accidentally bumped into each other on Friday afternoon.”
“Did she?” What a cruel chuckle. Sarah was willing to give Jill the benefit of the doubt, but there was no denying the intentions in a voice like that. “Yes, I saw her. Victor wassoexcited about it. I wouldn’t have ever guessed that was your new sweet honey, Lucas. She’s so… bland. Well, now I know why you fancy her. You always did like your sex life a bit on the nastier side.”
“For fuck’s sake, Jill.”
Was she still laughing? Good God. “Anyway, I knew you were going to take your sweet time introducing me to her and I wouldn’t get anywhere asking you directly. So yes, I hired someone. I wanted an unbiased opinion of Ms. Clayborn. I wanted to know what kind of woman the father of my child is dating and bringing into his life. I had to say, evenIwasn’t expecting that tape.”
“Jill, I…”
She cut him off again. “Did I tell him to leak it? Absolutely not. You think I want that shit associated with you and my family? Please! I’m sure the man saw an ample opportunity to make some cash off it once it was on his hard drive, though. Wonder how much money he got for its leak?”
Lucas remained silent, yet Sarah could feel her boyfriend’s ire oozing through the door.
“He took the pictures. Don’t know how they got online.”
“So, ultimately, we have you to thank.”
