Whiskey River, Drown my Soul

Chapter Thirty-Two

Rev woke me up forty-five minutes before my alarm went off to prove to me that his penis did still work. Which was awkward in the bottom bed of a child's bunk, but we made do.

I felt really bad for Rev, and slightly concerned. What if he did have something physically wrong with him? He clearly was mortified, frustrated, and humiliated by the whole experience.

I was going to have sex with him last night in the shower so it didn't bother me that he assumed it would still be fine today, but I wasn't into it. Not like I had literally always been every other time with Rev since the first time. The difference was strange and reminded me of how I would fake orgasms with Brad to simply get sex over with when I was disgusted by his behavior. I didn't have to fake it with Rev this time but it simply wasn't the same as usual.

I also felt guilty about doing it, like I was cheating on Ip, even though I hadn't broken up with Rev. Which also reminded me about feeling like I belonged to Brad when I was still engaged to Steve.

Fuck my life.

I headed to Andy's while Rev headed to Jansen Tech.

Andy had left before I arrived, and Kendra was ready to head out the door, looking polished and professional even while bundled up. It was so cold that my vehicle had literally not even gotten warm in the time it took to drive there.

"We will be heading to my house at some point for new furniture to be delivered, but we should be able to get back here to make supper in time", I told her.

"You're so sweet, thank you!", she said. "I'm not sure what all we have...".

"I will figure it out. I know my way around your kitchen".

"Oh, thank you", she said, giving me a hug. "Luca is up and is eating but Gi hasn't made an appearance yet".

"Typical", I said, laughing. "Have a great day".

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The kids and I supervised the delivery of my new furniture, removal of the old, and I made the beds with the new bedding while they tried out all the features on the new couches.

We had lunch, played games, watched movies, and I let them help me decide what to make for supper. We picked up groceries and made it back to their house around four to start cooking.

I called Rev but he didn't answer. I wanted to let him know he was welcome for supper and that we would be at Andy's, but I didn't dare leave a message with those details or send a text. Sometimes it was terribly inconvenient to be Rev's girlfriend but certainly not enough to break up with him.

I texted Andy- If you see Rev, will you tell him to come to your house for supper?

At least Andy gave me a thumbs up.

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Rev was disgruntled, to say the least.

Rev talked to one man who was in the department when Brad had interviewed Alan, but he had no other knowledge to share.

Long interviewed a woman who worked in the PR department with Amber, but this woman didn't like her and didn't socialize. Therefore, she knew shit.

They were getting nowhere.

At least his penis worked again.

Rev had felt his phone vibrating when he was talking to someone, and glanced at it. It was Paige. He'd have to call her back.