Toxic Mistress

7

What I did to his car was just a temporary fix for the pain, as soon as I left the pain came back.

When I woke up the next morning the pain was worse, I looked like complete shit and I knew there was no way I could go to work so I didn't. I sent a text to Taylor and let her know and right after I got a text from Chris.

"Goodmorning beautiful🤍"
I smiled
"Goodmorning, handsome"
"I want to see you today"
I groaned already knowing damn well I couldn't see him with this bruise on my face
"Rain check?  Not feeling good today"
"I'm sorry to hear that love, I'll call and check on you later"
Fucking James ruins everything.

Speak of the devil...he was calling me.

Of course I wanted to answer to hear how mad he was about his car, it wasn't gonna fix anything but it'd make me happy so I answered.

"Fucking bitch"
I couldn't help but laugh
"You think that shit is funny?!"
"Absolutely,Your lucky that I only fucked up your car bitch"
He lowered his voice so assumed his wife was in the house
"I have to buy a new car cause you put sugar in my tank, you could have killed me"
"I could only dream"
It was quiet for a second because clearly he didn't know what to say but I had a lot to say
" I fucking hate you so much , I wish I never met you and if I could take back every moment I spent with you I would in a fucking heart beat"
He sighed again
"Nic look, I'm so—-"
"You could shove that bitch ass apology up you ass, you threw me around like trash, like I was nothing to you and I don't want to be anything to you any more. I WISH I could have did more then fuck up your car and your LUCKY that's all I did"
My heart hurt more than my body.

My dumbass still loved him.

"Nicole-"
"I don't want to see you anymore"
a tear slid down my face and I heard him scoff
"I'm not kidding. I'm done. I done with this and I'm done with you."
"You'll never be done with me , you know that and I know that..."
I was starting to get pissed off now
"Don't call me, don't text me, I never want to see you again James and if you love me then you would let me go cause I can't do this anymore"
"I love you, which is why I can't let you go Nic"
I hated crying over him but I couldn't help it, I literally felt like I was having a heart attack... this was the worst pain.
"Bye James"
I hung up the phone before he could say anything  else to me.

Maybe it was the pain medication or the broken heart but I knocked out completely after that but not before blocking and deleting his number which is something I never thought I would do.

James was my biggest mistake but my second mistake was giving Taylor a damn key cause I woke up to her yelling in my face scaring the hell out of me "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOU FACE?!" I basically jumped out of my sleep "TAYLOR ARE YOU CRAZY?!"
"No bitch are you crazy?! Look at your face! Did James do this?" I just didn't respond and laid back because she already knew the answer
"Stop, I'm fine okay"
"have you seen yourself? This is not fine Nicole" I got up wincing and went to kitchen getting me two wine glasses she gasped and I realized she probably just got a good look at the rest of my body "It looks worse than it is"
"I don't believe that" I went to the fridge and got my wine out and pour our glasses "What happened?" She said grabbing her glass  "He saw me out on a date with a guy, he lost it... I fucked up his car but we're done now" she scoffed "I don't believe that either" I rolled my eyes "come on Nic, how many times have you called me telling me you were done with this guy and as soon as he showed up everything went out the window?"
"This is different" is shrugged but she didn't looks convinced and frankly I wasn't convinced either.

"So he saw you out with Eric?" I sipped my wine completely forgetting that I didn't get the chance to tell her I met someone knew "Actually no" she looked at me confused "I met someone different, his name is Chris" she huffed in frustration "another married man?! God Nic you really have a pro—-"
"He's not married" I could tell she was skeptical by the way she was looking at me "I'm serious, he's not married and he's an investor .... Yesterday he took me to ride quads and then we went to eat, it was.... nice" I seen a smile form on her face "Well that's great news, so your done with James and Eric" I looked at her confused "Who said anything about Eric?! He gave me the BEST dick of my life the other night" she shook her head "I guess baby steps.... I've missed you"
"I guess I've missed you to but I'm tired of you not acting like my best friend ... I need you to stay in your place from now on" She nodded and smiled.

I couldn't stay mad at her, but this was the last chance.

"How did our new employee do today?"
"She's still getting the hang of things , but I figure you won't be back for awhile...." I shook my head "It's embarrassing, I can't show up like this but you got it right?" she nodded "I can't see Eric or Chris, they would just ask questions and no lie can cover this up" she nodded in agreement "I mean, you can say you got hit by a car" I looked at her with a straight face "Seriously Nic, it looks that bad" I sighed "God I want to kill him"
"Shit just let me know, I'm surprised he's not blowing your phone up" I laughed "I blocked and deleted his number" she gave me a small round of applause "Awe best friend I'm proud of you" a smile spread across my face but I couldn't help but still feel heartbroken.

Taylor and I spoke for another hour before I had to politely kick her out, I really wanted to rest and be by myself.

Time past and I hadn't heard from James in 2 weeks which I guess was a good thing right?

However my bruises faded away enough for me to cover it with make up so I was finally going to work instead of working from home and I was excited because we had a huge event coming up and I hated not being present when planning a party.

"Hi Rachel" I spoke walking into the office building, she had a bright smile on her face "Hi Ms. Rivers" she handed me a coffee which caught me off guard but I wasn't complaining "oh wow thanks, and please call me Nicole...walk with me" She got up and grabbed a clipboard walking behind me "So we have an important next few months coming up and we're gonna be very busy, we have a album release party to plan and it has to be perfect" I handed her a list "We have to find a DJ that plays hip hop but early 2000's hip hop and this person is a strict vegan so we have to find a vegan caterer and I don't mean a caterer with vegan options, I mean strictly Vegan food because we don't need any mistakes. I have a list of all guest and VIP guest, I need to you to make sure these people RSVP...no RSVP no entry and then I need—-" when I turned to look at her she looked lost "Are you okay?" She put a smile on her face "yeah....I'm fine" I laughed as she took a deep breath, I could tell
It was a little overwhelming.

"I'm sorry I thought Taylor said you were pretty comfortable" her eyes went wide "No I am. This is fine, I can figure it out" I laughed again "I'll help you, i know it's a lot ...did I have any messages?"
"Uhhh, not really" I furrowed my eyebrows "Not really?"
"Well someones been calling and asking if your here and then hangs up when I say no" I rolled my eyes knowing exactly who it was "Just ignore that, it's no one important" she nodded.

For the rest of the day I helped her get a handle on things, while I was gone she really organized everything making it easier for us to work and i appreciates that plus Taylor was right, she was a fast learner and I was happy we hired her.

Why James was calling my place of work looking for me was weird considering he knew where I lived but I had a silver bat and pepper spray waiting for him if he did pop up so he better hope he doesn't show.