'Sorry Jess, I just couldn't stop myself, you look amazing'.I actually blushed, but still, he had left me, what was I doing here ?'I didn't have any i...ea if you were back, but like I said, I just need to be somewhere I am not going to be found, just for a while, is it ok?'Tom stepped close to me again, his mouth smiling, so cute, then took control of my lips again, his tongue easing between them, gently touching mine, waiting for my responce. He got it, and pushed me back against the wall. ‘Come on,’ I said, ‘we’d better get downstairs. Poor Mike.’ She looked shocked, she’d suddenly remembered him. ‘Oh dear, what will he think. Oh Lena, Lena, he’ll be upset, I know he will. Oh dear. We must go to him. He’ll hate me won’t he?’ ‘Calm down Gianna, he won’t hate you, he loves you doesn’t he. It’s what he wanted I bet. He loves us both so what better that we should feel strongly about each other. If that leads to sex he won’t mind. Anyway,’ I added with a sly glance at her, ‘I’m sure. I felt detached from the situation. Perhaps I was going through a little more denial.Soon though, I came to grips with the end of my life. I was no saint, to be sure. I had little respect for wedding vows, but I tried to help out people when I could. I kept my promises, although, to be honest, I fudged a little on what constituted a promise.When I met Ronnie, she was just a lay. She was gorgeous and hot as an August day in hell, but just a lay. Over those few months, I began to appreciate her. We’ll see.” Of course, two days later, there’d be a letter or a phone call and squealing with glee.What she did not expect was this:“Wine. I need wine.”“Hey there roomie, how’d—” Artemis cut off her thought mid-sentence at the sight of a disheveled and flushed Lacey Dupree. Her hair was in disarray, her hands had black ink marks all over them, “Holy—is someone throwing a rager and nobody told me?”Lacey sneered at her for a half step, then stopped placing her hands out with straight serious.