it was he was looking for. And then he pulled out the gun and tucked it into the front of his waistband.
When he climbed back in, he looked to her, but didn’t say anything. She couldn’t face him. Couldn’t even see his face. She just focused on her breathing and stared at a point on the wall in front of her.
Sebastian started the jeep and pulled out onto the road. Before long, they were on the interstate and headed to the desert.
Lots of nature surrounded Los Angeles, despite it being one of the largest cities in the world. After two hours of driving, it didn’t even resemble a city anymore. Just large, jagged mountains that tore into the sky like teeth. A blue moon hanging above them and illuminating the fields and valleys.
They pulled off the road and drove on a dirt path for a long time. The road was bumpy and jerked Kali around. Sebastian didn’t seem to notice.
When he finally did stop, they were far away from the city. Far away from the interstate or another living soul.
Sebastian went to the back of the jeep and pulled on the rug. Each tug felt like a dagger in Kali’s heart. But she didn’t say anything. She didn’t move or offer to help and he didn’t ask. She just stood in the moonlight and watched.
He pulled the rug behind some boulders and left it. Taking a few steps back, he ran his hand through his hair and looked up at her.
“You okay?” he asked.
“No. No I’m not… I’m pretty far from that.”
He looked down to the rug. “We should go.”
She grabbed him and brought his face near hers. He appeared surprised, his brow furrowed, until she kissed him. She kissed him harder than she had ever kissed anyone before. Her tongue lolled around in his mouth. Her teeth bit into his bottom lip. Her fingers caressed his chest and moved down his chiseled abs…
She pulled the gun out in one smooth motion. Taking a step back, she pointed it at his head.
“Kali, we don’t have time for this.”
“You’re going to die for what you did.”
“Oh, come on. Have some guts to face up to it. You wanted me to kill him.”
“No,” she said, shaking her head.
“Yes you did. How else would we have been together, huh? Would you have been okay losing that big house of yours or your car in a divorce? What about yours kids? This is the best way.”
“No! Don’t say that. I never wanted this.”
He took a step closer. “Yes you did. You may not have admitted it to yourself, but this is what you wanted. Now we can be together. Just me and you against the world. No one can come between us anymore.” He took another step. “Tell me you love me.”
She felt tears again, welling up in her eyes. “I love you.”
And then, she pulled the trigger.
27
For several days, Kali didn’t see or speak to anybody. She had locked herself in her room and sent the children to stay with Adam’s parents. She told them she was having some trouble right now and that she and Adam were taking a quick break. The grandparents took the kids in without asking many more questions.
Much of each day was spent drinking or sitting out on the patio. Elaina tried to come over several times but Kali didn’t answer the door. Partly, she didn’t want to see anybody. But she also randomly burst into tears for no reason and didn’t want anyone around for that.
A week or so after Adam’s death, she called the police and reported him missing. A detective came out and interviewed her. A man with a potbelly and a greasy 70s mustache. He asked her maybe ten minutes worth of questions and then said, “Well, no offense, but maybe he ran off with some chick?”
She missed Adam. And to her chagrin, she also missed Sebastian. They were both part of one whole. They both, together, gave her something that separately they couldn’t give. As emotionally wrecked as she had been cheating on Adam, she had felt whole. And she’d even say happy. The affair, in some ways, had made their marriage better. But it hadn’t
When he climbed back in, he looked to her, but didn’t say anything. She couldn’t face him. Couldn’t even see his face. She just focused on her breathing and stared at a point on the wall in front of her.
Sebastian started the jeep and pulled out onto the road. Before long, they were on the interstate and headed to the desert.
Lots of nature surrounded Los Angeles, despite it being one of the largest cities in the world. After two hours of driving, it didn’t even resemble a city anymore. Just large, jagged mountains that tore into the sky like teeth. A blue moon hanging above them and illuminating the fields and valleys.
They pulled off the road and drove on a dirt path for a long time. The road was bumpy and jerked Kali around. Sebastian didn’t seem to notice.
When he finally did stop, they were far away from the city. Far away from the interstate or another living soul.
Sebastian went to the back of the jeep and pulled on the rug. Each tug felt like a dagger in Kali’s heart. But she didn’t say anything. She didn’t move or offer to help and he didn’t ask. She just stood in the moonlight and watched.
He pulled the rug behind some boulders and left it. Taking a few steps back, he ran his hand through his hair and looked up at her.
“You okay?” he asked.
“No. No I’m not… I’m pretty far from that.”
He looked down to the rug. “We should go.”
She grabbed him and brought his face near hers. He appeared surprised, his brow furrowed, until she kissed him. She kissed him harder than she had ever kissed anyone before. Her tongue lolled around in his mouth. Her teeth bit into his bottom lip. Her fingers caressed his chest and moved down his chiseled abs…
She pulled the gun out in one smooth motion. Taking a step back, she pointed it at his head.
“Kali, we don’t have time for this.”
“You’re going to die for what you did.”
“Oh, come on. Have some guts to face up to it. You wanted me to kill him.”
“No,” she said, shaking her head.
“Yes you did. How else would we have been together, huh? Would you have been okay losing that big house of yours or your car in a divorce? What about yours kids? This is the best way.”
“No! Don’t say that. I never wanted this.”
He took a step closer. “Yes you did. You may not have admitted it to yourself, but this is what you wanted. Now we can be together. Just me and you against the world. No one can come between us anymore.” He took another step. “Tell me you love me.”
She felt tears again, welling up in her eyes. “I love you.”
And then, she pulled the trigger.
27
For several days, Kali didn’t see or speak to anybody. She had locked herself in her room and sent the children to stay with Adam’s parents. She told them she was having some trouble right now and that she and Adam were taking a quick break. The grandparents took the kids in without asking many more questions.
Much of each day was spent drinking or sitting out on the patio. Elaina tried to come over several times but Kali didn’t answer the door. Partly, she didn’t want to see anybody. But she also randomly burst into tears for no reason and didn’t want anyone around for that.
A week or so after Adam’s death, she called the police and reported him missing. A detective came out and interviewed her. A man with a potbelly and a greasy 70s mustache. He asked her maybe ten minutes worth of questions and then said, “Well, no offense, but maybe he ran off with some chick?”
She missed Adam. And to her chagrin, she also missed Sebastian. They were both part of one whole. They both, together, gave her something that separately they couldn’t give. As emotionally wrecked as she had been cheating on Adam, she had felt whole. And she’d even say happy. The affair, in some ways, had made their marriage better. But it hadn’t
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