“What’s bothering you, Babe,” I asked.“This is harder than I thought it was going to be,” Jessica sighed. “A lot harder.”“Have you bee... feeling like this for a long time?” I asked.“No, just the last couple of weeks.”“So the two weeks apart was enough to upset you this way? It’s not something that I did?”“Oh no, Tiger! You didn’t do anything wrong at all! And neither did you, Kara! Steve, do you remember how you felt when you were obsessing over me?”“Yes, of course.”“I think it’s the same. I’m. . If Yahweh cared what happened here, do you think I would have gotten this far? No, he’s forsaken humanity. I think he’s forsaken this plane of existence entirely. He’s off in some other corner of the great beyond doing who knows what. He has as much regard for this world as the ant you crush beneath your boot. When our work is done, he may finally take notice, but by then it will be too late.”Lilith’s disdainful laughter sang out once more and within seconds her form evaporated into the. Our relationship is, and will remain, purely professional. Okay?’ ‘Okay, Anne,’ Stan said, and she leaned to him, kissing him deeply. Their kiss became more passionate, and she led him upstairs where they made love… slow, languid, tender love. Afterwards Stan slept while Anne trailed a finger through Stan’s chest hair, murmuring to herself, ‘You still don’t realise just how much I love you, Stanley Hinch. But you will, one day.’ Then she fell asleep herself, one arm still draped over his chest,. Just miserable for being so stupid and gullible. I just wanted it to be real. I wanted it so bad that I was overlooking the obvious." Katie had tears in her eyes as she listened to the story from Beth. "Why did you seduce me in the bar? Why not just tell me the truth from the start?" "Would you have listened to me if I had introduced myself and said 'I'm the one who has been fucking your husband.'?" Katie pursed her lips and shook her head 'no'. "I probably would have told you to get the fuck.