#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?”

Delia for a moment, but Delia holds

Assertive now, and then let him take control later. Let him feel like…he

turning her attention back to the phone. She

on that offer you made so many years ago. For a drink. Alone. Somewhere

back faster

old seeds finally paid

Delia says, breathing out a sigh of relief. “He took the bait. We’re

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

asks, taking in her pale face, her strained

just…it feels so much more real now. So much

her hands steadily on Emma’s shoulders. “It’s all going to be okay,” she says, giving her a small smile. “This is going to work. And then you’re going to have your vengeance. And then we’re going to be free.” Delia whispers the last word like the delicious thing it

kind of

raising her eyebrows. “If you want to

fine.” She looks into her lover’s eyes, her face growing

Emma’s lips before heading to the bedroom. “So what does bait wear on a date

says, laughing, following after

from Cliff, her

at the crispy glass of wine, the condensation gathering on the outside of the glass.

drive after this,

sip and draining half the glass. She needs

behind her and forces her shoulders not

say, his voice thick with superiority and control.

to put a sultry smile on her lips and then slowly turns to him. “I’m not sure I’d say eager,” she says,

next to her, leaning casually on the bar. He puts a hand up, signaling to the bartender, and then orders

least favorite drink. Instead, she sits quietly, waiting for him to

Cliff, “I was

been…curious. About that offer you made to

two years back Emma had invited Delia to the family’s Christmas party, hoping to have a friend to support her at the event. Delia had

it out – physically, mentally, and emotionally – on Emma. She also knew that he cheated on her wildly,

seeking to make the night easier for Emma,

liked ‘em feisty, and that she

was Delia taking him up on that

Delia takes a sip of

for me. Then I’ll decide if the offer

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