When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 45

I nearly jumped out of my skin when she caught me off guard.

It was only after that I touched my earlobe, finding the blood had already dried up, leaving behind some crusty red scabs..

Fiddling with it made my ear throb with pain again.

To think I’d bled without even realizing.

Christine slapped my hand away, “Seriously, who digs at themselves like that without feeling any pain?”

After saying that, she rummaged through her bag, pulled out an antiseptic swab, tied my hair up, and carefully disinfected the area, “How did you manage this?”

“Margaret did it.”

I briefly explained what had happened between Margaret and me.

Christine was livid, cursing under her breath, “What the heck, that woman’s nuts. Gotta crack up her brain to see what’s inside. Snatching whatever she fancies like a true bandit.”

“How come your disses are always so funny?”

Her rant somehow lifted the gloom that had settled on me for the day.

me, “With a friend like you, I’ve had to learn how

her take care of my ear. The iodine

hell is Bryant doing? Just yeste was gifting

one,

warned me with a glance, “You better turn the page on t the

“I’ve moved on.”

sure it’s not

e hit th

on the

the door, “Let’s call it a day. Aren’t you supposed to drive me to pick up

car? Where do you

hard driver during work hours, but rarely

practice had continued, leaving the office mostly empty

Chapter 45

an arm around my shoulder,

craving that fish stew we used to have

“Can you handle it?”

“Yes!”

“I’ve been drooling over it

let’s go

quickly agreed, then playfully threatened my belly, “When this little rascal comes

if it’s

be