TURN BACK THE TIME, BABE. BOOK 4. SUNNY SKIES BREAK THROUGH BEHIND THE CLOUDS

I'VE BEEN TO THE HITMAN SCHOOL

I didn't care seeing Freddie so comfortable between Black's legs as though it was just his natural place, the most welcome and pleasant place in the planet. I was unmoved while she attacked gently his mouth like someone trying to heal a little kid with kisses. I tried to keep calm when I saw how she stripped him away the kimono, it was unlikely Black would let herself go by that fire heart she surely had. What made me really angry and triggered my inner turmoil was hearing her say I love you. Playing games was one thing, having sex with Freddie once in a while too but saying I love you. In which world did she think she was living in? That sentence belonged to me, I was his daughter's mother.

Elideth disappeared waving Freddie's kimono over her body, so ethereal like a fairy. With her barefoot flying over the dark blue carpeted floor to the door. Mark called her in vain and ran after her.

The party was almost empty. Dom and Roger kept besmirching all the exquisite imperial furniture upstairs, Freddie stood only with his underpants just as Elideth left him, lying over the wrinkled duvet and I held still the ridiculous glass that I got ready for Mark with whom I couldn't speak a word.

I refrained my craving of gulp it throat down to burn my vocal cords and being unable to talk. But I placed it over one of the rounded tables and came over the bed. I threw out my robe on the way and stood also as I was when I was playing with Black, only on my panties.

Freddie looked self-absorbed at the white ceiling, laying on his back with his hands behind his head. His hair was already dry and a little wavy here and there, my hand went directly to his long sideburn to his earlobe. I loved caressed them just before sleeping when his eyes were slowly closing, I loved to think my fingers was the last thing he felt just before entering his fascinating world of dreams. But this time Freddie was no sleepy.

- I love you -I said while I kept my circular caresses.

In a way I felt it as I supposed I had never felt it for anybody else but clearly it was my counterattack against my enemy's I love you. As Freddie didn't reply, not even looked at me, I hooked my long finger over his jaw to force him to look at me. His awesome eyes seemed to watch an object, not something useless or disposable but not appreciated either. As though I was something to piss him off.

- I love you -I said again in case he didn't hear me, though I think he did.

He nodded slightly pursing his lips. I didn't hope he answer me back another I love you. We weren't at that point and I didn't know how long would it take me to hear that, from his heart or just for pity. What I did wait was Black's I love you would fly away so far away and didn't mean a fucking shit.

- Mark has run behind his girlfriend -I said trying to getting him back to the real world, curious about his expression.

- He's so in love with her, it's understandable.

- Do you think that's love? That's why the photographer had resisted Mercury's charms?

- No doubt about it.

- Maybe it's just because he's a straight man and is not attracted to men.

- I don't think so. If Elideth hadn't existed, that guy would be mine some way or another.

- Elideth had spoiled your flirty session.

- I don't want to talk about her.

- You've called her and I do want to talk about her.

- What's up with Elideth?

- What's up? Are you really asking me that? I've heard perfectly how she told you that she loved you. And you...