#Chapter 170 – Seduction

The next morning, Delia and Emma sit at the kitchen table, Delia’s phone between them.

“Are you ready for this?” Emma asks, hesitating.

“I don’t know if I’ll ever be ready for this,” Delia says, her eyes wide.

Emma nods, understanding. She knows what she’s asking of Delia. She’s sending her into a situation that was potentially violent, unpredictable, dangerous.

“Hey,” Delia says, reaching out and taking Emma’s hand, reading the worry on her face. “I agreed to this of my own free will. If I wasn’t willing to do it, I would have said no.”

Emma nods, but shakes her head at the same time. “It’s just…it’s not right. It should be me, taking the big risk.”

“Yeah,” Delia says with a smirk, glancing down at her fit body. “But we both know that I’m the better bait.”

Emma just rolls her eyes.

Giving Emma a wink, Delia screws up her courage and grabs the phone, sending the text that they’d carefully crafted this morning.

Delia: Hey. We haven’t talked in a while. But I’ve been thinking about you…

Then, they wait.

The reply takes a long time – hours, it feels like. So long that both women get bored, moving around the kitchen, doing chores to keep the already-spotless place clean. Passing the time.

But then, suddenly, the phone blinks.

A new text message.

Emma stops, holding her breath, staring at it. But Delia moves to pick it up.

Joyce: I’m not surprised. I’ve been thinking about you too.

Delia reads it aloud to Emma and then they both stare at each other.

“What should I write back?” Delia asks quietly.

“I have…no idea.” Emma says, her voice quiet.

“Come on, Emma,” Delia says, putting a hand on her hip in frustration. “He’s your husband. What does he like?”

but Delia holds her stare. Emma breaks

like it if you’re…assertive. Assertive now, and then let

back to the phone. She types

take you up on that offer you made so

comes back faster

like planting old seeds finally paid off. Tonight, 8. You name the

relief. “He took

name of her favorite bar, where she and Evelyn have gone so many times. Then, she puts her

taking in her pale face, her

Emma murmurs. “It’s just…it feels so

going to work. And then you’re going to have your vengeance. And then we’re going to be free.” Delia

her forehead. “I kind of regret going for the vengeance now.

raising her eyebrows. “If you want to

looks into her lover’s eyes,

girl,” Delia says, planting a quick peck on Emma’s lips before heading to the bedroom. “So what does bait wear on a date to destroy

Emma says, laughing, following after her. “Definitely

bar, sipping a glass of Chardonnay that she got from Cliff, her favorite bartender. She’s dressed in a skimpy red dress. Her foot jiggles anxiously, and,

to calm down, play it cool. She looks longingly at the crispy glass of wine, the condensation gathering on the outside of the glass. She wishes,

a long drive after this,

she thinks, taking a long sip and draining half the glass.

later, Delia hears the door open behind her and forces her shoulders not

thick with superiority and control. “She must be eager

turns to him. “I’m not sure I’d say eager,” she

the stool next to her, leaning casually on the bar. He puts a hand up,

her least favorite drink. Instead, she sits quietly,

“I was so

Delia says, shrugging, “I was bored. And I’ve always been…curious. About that offer you made to me a few years ago. I wanted to see

friend to support her at the event. Delia had been happy to come, but had sensed immediately that Joyce had eyes on

been able to have children, and that Joyce took it out – physically,

done her best to laugh them off, seeking to make the night easier for Emma, but when he grabbed her ass and

he liked ‘em feisty, and that she should call

was Delia taking him up on that

of his drink. Delia takes a sip of hers, returning

a spin for me. Then I’ll decide if the offer

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