The Affair

Chapter 10.1 - A Rebalance of Power

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CONTENT WARNING:
physical/emotional abuse - ⚠️🦝
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Friday, June 17, 2022, 5:35pm

Their weekend together had come to pass, and a new workweek begins with the lovers in high spirits. The passion they both experienced over the weekend had now extended into the week, with both William and Fallon covertly interacting in the office like teenagers enthralled in a new fling. Fallon found herself basking in the glow of William's attention, cherishing every moment together and eagerly awaiting each subsequent encounter. She was happy, and her transformed demeanor at the office did not go unnoticed.

Amy had noticed that Fallon was in an unusually good mood. She had been cheerful and chatty with everyone at the office, extra flirty with Colin and Dylan, and even remained unprovoked by her comments and insults. Additionally, she often hummed a familiar tune as she worked at her desk, which frustrated Amy to no end.

It was now Friday, and Amy had driven to Fallon's apartment complex about an hour after work. Ever since Amy had obtained Sophia's damaging information on Fallon's past, she had been keeping it to herself and waiting for the absolute best moment to reveal it. She specifically wanted to wait for Fallon to have an exceptionally good day; if Fallon was in a good mood, then the reveal would be that much more damaging for Fallon and thus that much more enjoyable for Amy.

"Time to knock that smiling bitch off of her high horse.", Amy thinks to herself, hellbent on payback, "The fall will be so beautiful!".

Amy looks at her notes as she walks down a hallway of apartment units on the 6th floor of the Montrose High Rise complex located in a popular area just West of downtown. Eventually, she finds unit 617 and knocks on the door. She hears footsteps from the other side of the door approaching and the door opens slightly, revealing a very confused Fallon.

"Hey, you! Long time no see, huh?", Amy begins with a wide grin and bubbly attitude, "Sorry to drop by unannounced, but I thought we could hang out. I brought wine!".

Amy raises a small canvas bag, and Fallon hears the clinking of two large glass bottles hitting against each other. Bewildered by Amy's random appearance at her home, and untrusting of her friendly demeanor, Fallon keeps her door locked by the chain mechanism.

"Amy, what are you doing here?", she asks, speaking to Amy through the space allotted by the chain length, "And how do you know where I live? And how did you get past the security desk in the lobby??".

Amy giggles, keeping up her cheerful charade. "Little Fallon, does it really matter? I'm here now, and I've brought a nice cab for us to share. Come on, open up and let's have a girls' night.", she insists.

"No.", Fallon replies, her voice stern and definite.

Instantly, Amy's happy demeanor morphs into a cold glare. "You know... You've been a real bitch to me lately. The least you could do is give me a chance at being your friend. Maybe I'm not the best at this sort of thing, but I'm really trying...", she says, her frustration starting to show.

"Hmph, I know you don't mean any of that. And excuse me if I don't want to have a girls' night with you being rude, calling me hurtful names, and throwing things at me when I say something back.", she explains, wishing that Amy's proposal was not just a malevolent façade, "Go home, Amy...".

"Last chance, whore. Let me in. Believe me, you're going to want to talk about what I have to say.", Amy declares, dropping her pleasant tone altogether.