Mrs Rogers

✨⭐️Twenty Two⭐️✨

If there was one thing I could say about Lauren, I'd tell you that she knew a thing or two about throwing afternoon tea parties. The ones in the restaurant were cute but the ones at her home were insane, it was a tea party on speed. There was so much food and alcohol, so much of it that we were all sent home with doggy bags. Carla's bag also contained three bottles of champagne because there was just so much of it and Lauren was so drunk by the end of it, we were all a little sauced. We were so sauced that I had decided to call Steve and ask him to come and pick up me and Carla, because she could barely walk in a straight line and I didn't have the patience to walk home with her, plus my feet were killing in my shoes.

Whilst we waited for Steve to arrive, I'd managed to slip a bug underneath the couch and passed it off as if I was trying to adjust my shoe. Earlier in the day, Lauren had given me a tour of the finished upstairs bedrooms and I'd managed to stick a bug to the top of the closet frame, I was happy with the placements but I didn't know if it would be enough, however it was definitely a start. I had tried to get Lauren to show me Grayson's office as the door was the only one that was shut, but she'd explained it was locked when he wasn't home and he didn't like her going in there to begin with, I guess she was either unaware of what he was doing or covering for him. I wondered if he had anything incriminating just laying about, I'd get in there at some point and I wasn't above picking a lock and stating the door was open.

"How are you and Steve doing, Maddie?" I had almost gotten away with not talking about it but she cornered me.

"Good."

"Come on, Maddie. You can give me more than that! When I met you, you pretty much hated him and now you're having amazing sex and always touching each other." She smirked at me and I didn't really know what to say, I probably looked like a deer in headlights. "I mean make up sex is the best sex there is, I need to know the details."

"There isn't much to tell, Lauren." I really hoped Steve wasn't going slow because I did not want to end up getting giddy about him like a teenager incase it came off weird. "We'd had a bad argument over something before we moved here and we were both holding on to it and we finally hashed it out, now we're good. We're really good, actually."

"I swear I heard them having sex last night through my bedroom window!" Carla spoke up and I laughed, I didn't think that was possible at all. "Sounded like the best sex of your entire life."

"You did not!"

"Did you have sex last night?" Carla deadpanned me and I couldn't look her in the eyes, I couldn't lie to her. "I knew it! I fucking knew I could hear you! Either your window was open too, or you're just exceptionally loud, Mrs Rogers."

"He's pretty thorough." I bit my lip to stop myself from grinning, purely because I definitely had sex last night and absolutely annihilated me, he wanted to try a new position and clearly I fucking loved it. He had me on my side and went in from behind, I was facing the window which is probably why Carla ended up hearing me. It was like spooning, but explicit spooning and I wanted to do it again.

"Well, if you're ever up for husband swapping, let me know." Lauren laughed but I knew she was being serious, she was desperate for Steve. She was lucky that she had her back to Carla because if not, she'd be dead from the glare she just gave her. I loved Carla, though I couldn't be certain if she was death glaring on my behalf or if it was because she wanted a piece of him too.

"I don't think I need to swap my husband, he ticks all my boxes." I was waiting for Lauren to say something but the sound of Steve tooting the horn had me grabbing my things, I wanted out of there. I sort of wished we weren't the last two to leave, I'd have loved to listen to what she had to say when I'd gone, courtesy of the newly planted bug. "See you soon, Lauren." I gave her a hug and headed towards the front door with Carla saying her goodbyes to Lauren. I gave Steve a little wave to let him know we were coming, turning back to grab Carla and laughing as Lauren slipped a plastic bag in my hand. Clearly she thought Carla was going to throw up on the back of our car, I hoped she wouldn't. I really hoped she wouldn't.