PAYBACK IS A BITCH

Chapter seventeen: Frozen like a ghost

Sophie

I have often wondered what it actually means for blood to drain from one's face, and today I have a front row seat to such an incredible view.

Billy walks in with his usual swagger and cheerful outlook, his ever charming smile playing softly across his lips as he gets ready to greet his family, but instead of catching sight of his wife his eyes falls on me, and I watched as if in a cinema as his steps draws to a a sharp stop and his face blanches leaving him momentarily ghost-like.

Unlike him I had the time to prepare myself to see him again in his home, one due to the fact that he was talking louder than a television announcer, announcing his presence before he got to us, so I schooled my expression blank and held his stupefied gaze with a cool calm one.

"Hi, honey! Didn't know you were going to come home today," Kate got up and made her way to frozen Billy, a smile of welcome on her face, totally ignorant of the rigid tension in the room.

Her greeting brought Billy out of his frozen stupor, his eyes blinking rapidly like a Barbie doll as he tried to clear the expression of shock from his face.

"Wanted to surprise you honey," he smiled a tight lipped smile at Kate before leaning down to kiss her lips briefly, his action jaded and awkward.

Kate went into his arms, wrapping her body around his like a Kangaroo, and leaned up on her toes to kiss him like she hasn't seen him in ages when they have only been separated for just few days.

The kiss was deep and heated causing the kids to blush and look away. Of course I too looked away. It felt very awkward watching the man I was fucking kissing his wife in front of me like they are two love birds and nothing will ever come between us.

Finally when I thought they were planing on going for Guineas book of record for the longest kissing episode they finally let up and Kate pulled and looked up at Billy with an adoring expression on her face. You could see how much she cares for her husband all over the smile on her face.

I didn't know whether to feel pity for her, or happy because she gets what she deserves. Fuck a cheater but never marry one because he is never gonna change.

As soon as he was free of Kate's lips Billy was once again looking in my direction. Maybe he wanted to make sure that I wasn't a figment of his imagination, after all just last night he was gushing about how much he missed me. Maybe his wishes have manifested my presence in his kitchen.

Despite feeling his eyes hot on me, I pretended not to notice and went about my duties like there wasn't anyone in the room. The kids were quietly having their breakfast, sneaking a look at Kate and Billy interaction. Sophie and Josh didn't have much of an expression on their faces, but Dave looked irritated as he glared in Kate's direction.

Kate noticed Billy looking at me. "That is our new nanny, Bella," she said like I was an after thought and she totally forgot my presence.

"I didn't know you were looking for a new nanny, what happened to the old one?" Billy whispered through the side of his lips, sounding as if he wasn't happy that Kate hired someone without informing him.

We all know that is not what he is mad about, I smirked to myself as I wiped down the counter. The concentration I was paying to my action you will think I was trying to give the white sparkling counter a new colour.

"Don't look so mad, sweetheart, you know it gives you wrinkles and I hate wrinkles," Kate reached up to smoothen Billy's brow with her long painted fingers.

Was she being serious?

I couldn't help the chuckle that burst through my lips which I tried to catch but it was already too late.