just
witnessed.
Jason broke
out in a cold sweat, If Steve didn ’ t believe
him and they had known each other nearly all their lives, he didn ’ t stand a chance of Aviva being willing
to listen to what he had to say. Hope had been right, it seemed the deck was
stacked against him and he held the losing hand in her game.
For one
moment despair settled onto Jason ’ s large
shoulders and he bent his head. Almost as quickly as the feeling descended, he
pushed it back, squared his shoulders, ready to fight, there was no way he was
going down like this. That lying, two-timing bitch was not about to best him.
He was unprepared to lose the friendship that had taken a lifetime to build.
Steve was the one person in his life he trusted without reservation, he had
thought Steve felt the same way. Never a man of many words, Jason now
desperately sought for the right thing to say, something that would convince
Steve to believe in him – but Steve
spoke first.
“ I thought she loved me man. ” Steve muttered, as though speaking to
himself, tears running down his face. “ I really, thought she loved me. She told me she loved me and I
believed her. Who ’ s the fool
now?! ” Although looking in
Jason ’ s direction, Steve
appeared to be speaking to himself. As his eyes regained focus, he noticed the
worry etched across Jason ’ s face.
“ It ’ s okay, man, I heard everything. I just got back from the
jewelers, picking up this big ass diamond for Hope. I wanted to show it to you,
you know, to see what you thought, and I heard everything. ” Wiping his face with his hands Steve
stood up straighter, braced his shoulders, walking towards the door. Coming
abreast with Jason, he stopped, putting his hand on his shoulder, he squeezed. “ I know you man, and for the record, even
if I hadn ’ t heard the
whole thing, I would never believe that of you. ”
Jason
closed his eyes, relief washing over him. “ What are you going to do? ”
“ Don ’ t worry, I ’ m not gonna
wring her neck, although nothing would give me more pleasure. I ’ m just gonna put out the trash. ” Steve ’ s eyes glinted with a look that Jason could only describe as
determination, heaven help the dumb bitch.
~~~~~~~~~~
Aviva
assisted Hope to her room and helped her to the bed. Hope threw herself face
down, sobs continuing to wreck her slim body. Tears pooled in Aviva ’ s eyes as she witnessed her friends
anguish.
“ It ’ s okay sweetie, don ’ t cry,
everything is going be alright, ” she
whispered rubbing Hope ’ s back,
offering what comfort she could. “ I ’ m here … I ’ m here … please try to tell me what happened. ” Aviva had heard Hope ’ s shout as she exited Jason ’ s office; but the look on Jason ’ s face was at odds with the thoughts
running through her mind. Something very bad must have happened to cause Hope
such distress, but until her friend was in a fit state to vocalize what that
was, Aviva strove to hold off the thought that Jason may have hurt her friend
sexually.
Aviva told
herself that she didn ’ t really
know Jason; she had only just met him. Yet somehow she found it difficult to
reconcile the man she had come to know and like with the monster that would
attack her friend. As that thought ran through her mind, she felt ashamed of
herself. She had known Hope for years, yes she could be a self-centered jealous
brat, but those traits would not explain her current distress. At a loss as how
to comfort her friend, she continued to rub her back and murmur words of
support. Aviva decided she needed to call Steve as a matter of urgency, maybe
he could get through to Hope, discover what had taken place in Jason ’ s office. About to ask Hope for her
phone, she looked up to see Steve standing on the threshold of the room.
Relieved,
she jumped to her feet and rushed towards him. “ Oh thank God! Steve I don ’ t know what to do. Something dreadful happened, but I can ’ t get her to speak to me.
witnessed.
Jason broke
out in a cold sweat, If Steve didn ’ t believe
him and they had known each other nearly all their lives, he didn ’ t stand a chance of Aviva being willing
to listen to what he had to say. Hope had been right, it seemed the deck was
stacked against him and he held the losing hand in her game.
For one
moment despair settled onto Jason ’ s large
shoulders and he bent his head. Almost as quickly as the feeling descended, he
pushed it back, squared his shoulders, ready to fight, there was no way he was
going down like this. That lying, two-timing bitch was not about to best him.
He was unprepared to lose the friendship that had taken a lifetime to build.
Steve was the one person in his life he trusted without reservation, he had
thought Steve felt the same way. Never a man of many words, Jason now
desperately sought for the right thing to say, something that would convince
Steve to believe in him – but Steve
spoke first.
“ I thought she loved me man. ” Steve muttered, as though speaking to
himself, tears running down his face. “ I really, thought she loved me. She told me she loved me and I
believed her. Who ’ s the fool
now?! ” Although looking in
Jason ’ s direction, Steve
appeared to be speaking to himself. As his eyes regained focus, he noticed the
worry etched across Jason ’ s face.
“ It ’ s okay, man, I heard everything. I just got back from the
jewelers, picking up this big ass diamond for Hope. I wanted to show it to you,
you know, to see what you thought, and I heard everything. ” Wiping his face with his hands Steve
stood up straighter, braced his shoulders, walking towards the door. Coming
abreast with Jason, he stopped, putting his hand on his shoulder, he squeezed. “ I know you man, and for the record, even
if I hadn ’ t heard the
whole thing, I would never believe that of you. ”
Jason
closed his eyes, relief washing over him. “ What are you going to do? ”
“ Don ’ t worry, I ’ m not gonna
wring her neck, although nothing would give me more pleasure. I ’ m just gonna put out the trash. ” Steve ’ s eyes glinted with a look that Jason could only describe as
determination, heaven help the dumb bitch.
~~~~~~~~~~
Aviva
assisted Hope to her room and helped her to the bed. Hope threw herself face
down, sobs continuing to wreck her slim body. Tears pooled in Aviva ’ s eyes as she witnessed her friends
anguish.
“ It ’ s okay sweetie, don ’ t cry,
everything is going be alright, ” she
whispered rubbing Hope ’ s back,
offering what comfort she could. “ I ’ m here … I ’ m here … please try to tell me what happened. ” Aviva had heard Hope ’ s shout as she exited Jason ’ s office; but the look on Jason ’ s face was at odds with the thoughts
running through her mind. Something very bad must have happened to cause Hope
such distress, but until her friend was in a fit state to vocalize what that
was, Aviva strove to hold off the thought that Jason may have hurt her friend
sexually.
Aviva told
herself that she didn ’ t really
know Jason; she had only just met him. Yet somehow she found it difficult to
reconcile the man she had come to know and like with the monster that would
attack her friend. As that thought ran through her mind, she felt ashamed of
herself. She had known Hope for years, yes she could be a self-centered jealous
brat, but those traits would not explain her current distress. At a loss as how
to comfort her friend, she continued to rub her back and murmur words of
support. Aviva decided she needed to call Steve as a matter of urgency, maybe
he could get through to Hope, discover what had taken place in Jason ’ s office. About to ask Hope for her
phone, she looked up to see Steve standing on the threshold of the room.
Relieved,
she jumped to her feet and rushed towards him. “ Oh thank God! Steve I don ’ t know what to do. Something dreadful happened, but I can ’ t get her to speak to me.
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