”“Don’t you dare hang up! Nina!”I pressed “end”. It didn’t feel good, but nothing would at that moment. Patrick took another long look a... me and whatever was in my face made him wrap his arms around me. For the millionth time since this all began, I couldn’t believe I was seeking comfort from someone who was once my arch-nemesis.“I love you, you know,” he said a few minutes later. He kissed my hair and stepped back, meeting my eyes.“I know.” And I did.What I didn’t know was if it would always. Com. Individual readers may archive and/or print single copies of this story for personal, non-commercial use. Production of multiple copies of this story on paper, disk, or other fixed format is expressly forbidden. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = * * * * * * * * * * * * Another jurywoman stood. "Evelyn, it has been said that revenge is a dish best served cold. For you last story, tell us of a time when you waited a long time to put someone in their place."Evelyn smiled, "Would 20. As her gaze moves I slip away from my conversation and duck out though the kitchen onto the verandah. There are a few people but they are absorbed in their own conversations and I wander casually observing the people and interactions. Julie is in the window still alone for now. I can see her starting to glance around quietly seeking. I grin to myself and move to lean against the window sill from the outside.No one about so I gently put my hand in the small of her back. She starts and glances. He wanted to watch me have sex with another guy and then join us and have a threesome.”“Really?”“Yep. He even suggested you!”“Me? Holy shit!”“Yeah, I know, and then he finally tells me, this is a few weeks into it, that he’s bisexual.”“Bisexual? You’re kidding me?”“Nope, true story. You remember the drummer in his band?”“Yeah, Sam or Sal…”“Stu. Well, they’re lovers.”“Get outta town!” I blurted.“So, the next thing I know I’m in bed having sex with both of them, and getting DP’d, and then I have.