Haunting-Adeline
My hand lands over his phone, hal ng his progress.He looks up at me, his eyes wide and cheeks flushed.“Whatever you’re about to do, stop it. That’s my girl.”Somehow, Mark’s eyes get even wider.“That girl over there? She’s yours?”I nod my head once.“She likes to be le alone when she works, and I respect her space.”Mark’s white, bushy brows plunge down.“Why didn’t you say anything? Introduce us at least?”“I was planning to a er she finished with her work.”Mark’s eyes thin, confusion swirling in his blue eyes. He’s an older man,with sagging skin, liver spots, and knee problems from how he groansevery me he stands up. But he’s also an astute man for his age, and hismind is s ll sharp.“You were going to pass the restaurant without saying hi to her?” heinterrogates, referring to my lie about walking to my car. “And go to adifferent restaurant?”I stare him dead in the eye, making sure he can see just howunconcerned I am with his ques oning.“My girl lives in a peaceful li le bubble when she writes her books. Shedoesn’t like to be bothered when working, and I respect her space.Especially because it allows me the freedom to do whatever I pleasewithout her worrying about what I’m doing.”Add a sprinkle of adulterous implica ons in there, and Mark immediatelyrelates. He laughs, his yellowed teeth on full display.“I knew I liked you,” he chuckles, his crow’s feet deepening.I squeeze his phone, the device s ll trapped between both of our hands.“Delete the picture, Mark.”Mark’s eyes bug. “Oh, of course! I’m terribly sorry, Zack. I didn’t mean tooffend. I had no idea,” he says hurriedly, trying to laugh off the fact that hewas looking to kidnap my mouse. He has ly deletes the picture from hisgallery.I'll be hacking into his phone later to confirm it has been permanentlydeleted. Asshole thinks I’m dense and don’t know what a Cloud is, or thatyou can access your trash and reload the picture.I’ll also be ensuring that he didn’t actually send the picture to anyone.
“S’all good,” I say calmly, si ng back in my chair and appearing casual.I’m anything but.The need to slice him open from ear to ear is vibra ng through my tensemuscles. Beneath the table, I flex my hand, figh ng the urge not to drive itdown Mark’s throat.I want to kill him.Scratch that.I’m going to kill him.Slowly.“Let me go introduce myself then. She’s been hard at work for an hour.I’m sure she won’t mind.”Before I can tell the old fart to sit his ass down, he’s up and headingtowards Addie.Fuck. Me.I hurry a er him. Sensing the incoming danger—whether it’s from Markor me, I’m not sure—she looks up and her gaze clashes with mine.Instantly, her eyes widen into caramel marbles, and her face pales aboutfive shades lighter. I’m ready to squirt some spray tan lo on on her if itmeans she doesn’t make it so damn obvious that she’s not happy to seeme.With Mark ahead of me, I quickly give her a severe warning look. Herbrows plunge, but she doesn’t have me to react before Mark s cks hishand in her face.“Young lady! What a pleasure to meet you. I’m sorry, Zack here didn’ttell me your name. But I’m Mark Seinburg. I just had the pleasure ofmee ng your boyfriend here not too long ago, and he’s quite the catch, butI must say, you’re much more impressive.”Addie opens her mouth, but nothing escapes, her equilibrium thrown offfrom the sudden intrusion, alongside Mark calling me Zack and claimingher as my girlfriend.“Addie,” I say. Both eyes snap to me. “Her name is Addie. Sorry, baby, Ididn’t mean to intrude. I told you about Mark here already, he’s the guy Imet at work.” I side-eye Mark, le ng him think I told Addie we met underdifferent circumstances than we did. He smiles wider at that.Gentlemen’s clubs aren’t necessarily a secret, but they’re definitely not aplace you go to visit when you have a beau ful wife or girlfriend wai ng for
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“S’all good,” I say calmly, si ng back in my chair and appearing casual.
I’m anything but.
The need to slice him open from ear to ear is vibra ng through my tense
muscles. Beneath the table, I flex my hand, figh ng the urge not to drive it
down Mark’s throat.
I want to kill him.
Scratch that.
I’m going to kill him.
Slowly.
“Let me go introduce myself then. She’s been hard at work for an hour.
I’m sure she won’t mind.”
Before I can tell the old fart to sit his ass down, he’s up and heading
towards Addie.
Fuck. Me.
I hurry a er him. Sensing the incoming danger—whether it’s from Mark
or me, I’m not sure—she looks up and her gaze clashes with mine.
Instantly, her eyes widen into caramel marbles, and her face pales about
five shades lighter. I’m ready to squirt some spray tan lo on on her if it
means she doesn’t make it so damn obvious that she’s not happy to see
me.
With Mark ahead of me, I quickly give her a severe warning look. Her
brows plunge, but she doesn’t have me to react before Mark s cks his
hand in her face.
“Young lady! What a pleasure to meet you. I’m sorry, Zack here didn’t
tell me your name. But I’m Mark Seinburg. I just had the pleasure of
mee ng your boyfriend here not too long ago, and he’s quite the catch, but
I must say, you’re much more impressive.”
Addie opens her mouth, but nothing escapes, her equilibrium thrown off
from the sudden intrusion, alongside Mark calling me Zack and claiming
her as my girlfriend.
“Addie,” I say. Both eyes snap to me. “Her name is Addie. Sorry, baby, I
didn’t mean to intrude. I told you about Mark here already, he’s the guy I
met at work.” I side-eye Mark, le ng him think I told Addie we met under
different circumstances than we did. He smiles wider at that.
Gentlemen’s clubs aren’t necessarily a secret, but they’re definitely not a
place you go to visit when you have a beau ful wife or girlfriend wai ng for
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