Page 34 of Heal You
“Oh, I don’t know.I think you’d have done the right thing eventually.You seem like the kind of woman who only deals with the truth.”
“The right thing would have been for Phil to come to me and tell me himself.I’d have felt less humiliated if he’d done it in the comfort of our own home.But instead, he left it up to Gareth to take care of.”
“How did Gareth know about it?”Morgan hoped the poor guy hadn’t walked in on it happening, but that was generally how it went.
“Anais told him she was away for the weekend.Gareth has been dealing with his mother’s cancer diagnosis and helping her out where he can.He’d gone to stay with her that weekend but went back home for something he’d forgotten.Anais was in bed with Phil.”Jan scoffed.“Does it make me a terrible person to be happy he caught them there and that it wasn’t me catching them in my home?”
“Not at all, babe.”Morgan took Jan’s hand and held onto it.“Nobody wants to see that.I hate the thought of you walking in on your husband having an affair, so I’m also happy it wasn’t you.”
“Maybe men just want younger women these days,” Jan said as she stroked her thumb against the back of Morgan’s hand.“Maybe they’ve always been like that.I don’t know.”
“I think women can be equally as disgusting.I know that from experience.But I can understand why you feel that way.You’ve had one hell of a shock with all of this.”
“I have.But you put me back together pretty quickly.”
Morgan wasn’t convinced that Jan was entirely put back together just yet, but it was nice to know that Jan appreciated Morgan being there for her.“If you want me to heal you, you say the word, and I’ll do whatever I can to show you a different life.One that doesn’t include affairs.”
“That sounds like a nice idea to me.No affairs.”
Morgan smiled and lay her head back against the couch.Another day with Jan by her side was another day when Morgan was truly winning at life.She lifted her head and laughed.“I can’t believe you told him you’d slept with someone else.How did he react?”
“He thinks I did it to get back at him.I think he was ready to tell me he forgives me.Like I give a shit.”
“So you actually had a conversation about it?”Morgan’s mind was blown.Surely that meant she saw it going somewhere; otherwise, why bother saying anything at all?
“Brief, but yes.I may have made a comment about you being inside me.That was purely me twisting the knife, though.I wouldn’t usually be so honest.”Jan stroked her fingers up Morgan’s forearm, sending a shiver down Morgan’s spine in the process.“I don’t know how or why, but it seems you bring a different side of me out.”
“And is that a good thing…or?”
“Mmhmm.It’s exciting.”Jan lowered her coffee cup to the table and rose to her feet.Just when Morgan thought she was about to leave the living room, Jan straddled her on the couch and took Morgan’s own cup from her.“Don’t you think?”
“Something is exciting me.”Morgan stared up at Jan, far more than excited, truth be told.“Can’t possibly say what, though.”
Jan reached down and took the hem of her T-shirt in her hands.As she lifted it over her head, that long blonde hair cascading over her shoulders, it took everything within Morgan not to lean in and take a nipple between her lips.“Does this help?”
Aching to give this woman everything she deserved, Morgan palmed Jan’s thighs and grinned.“Mm.It helps a lot.”
Oh, today is going to be another perfect day!
Chapter14
Rushingacross the busy main street, Jan took refuge under a bus shelter.The rain had come out of nowhere this afternoon, and now Jan looked like a drowned rat.It hadn’t been forecast, it was meant to be glorious today, but no such luck.Jan didn’t often find the time to head into the city for retail therapy, her shopping sprees usually extended no further than online stores, so this was a nice change.With or without the rain.
She had already taken several bags back to the car, and in the next few minutes, she was meeting Gillian as she passed through on her way to a meeting in the city’s central library.It would be brief, but at least Gillian would know Jan was still alive and surviving.She didn’t know what images her best friend had been conjuring up in her mind, but Gillian texted Jan at least once a day to ask what she was doing and how she was feeling.
As Jan peered around the bus shelter, she could see the walkway to the main shopping area.It would only take her a minute or two to reach the next shelter, but did she want to risk it?The rain just wasn’t letting up today.Still, if she wanted to spend a few minutes with Gillian, she would have to make a run for it.
Thank God you wore your Converse today.
She rushed from under the bus shelter and kept as close to the side of the buildings along the main road as she could.It didn’t really help to keep her dry since the wind had the rain heading in all directions, but she could see Gillian in the distance.She’d always been the sensible one who carried an umbrella in her bag at all times.
Gillian laughed as Jan neared, quickly reaching out and pulling her under the umbrella.“I don’t know when you’re going to learn, I swear.”
“Just…share the bloody umbrella with me and mind your own business.”Jan grinned as she leaned in and kissed Gillian on the cheek.“Hi.Nice to see you.”
“Come on.Let’s stroll.”Gillian linked an arm through Jan’s.They wandered off in the general direction of the library, blue sky barely visible in the distance.Maybe it would stop in time for Jan to dry out before she got back to the hotel.“How are you?”
“I was feeling great as I got into the city and the sun was shining, but now…not so much.”Jan wiped a raindrop from her nose and laughed.“At least it’s not cold.”
