Corrupted (18+) (GxG)

Case File 34

Case File Name:
Someone's Moms House.

♠Chapter Thirty-Four♠

After getting dressed in my typical black dress and matching stockings with black red bottoms—I was off to work.

And almost two hours late at that.

But mostly because I decided to take the time to curl my hair and put more effort into my makeup.

Luckily, no one seemed to notice or comment on how noticeably late I was.

And I still made it on time for my meeting at eleven.

Which felt like one of the longest meetings of my life, especially since I had a lunch planned with Marie after.

And I swear I couldn't wait to catch her up.

Well, partially.

She knows somewhat of everything given we had been texting.

Everything except for what happened in that bathroom stall.

"I feel like I haven't seen you in years," Marie said as we got situated in the roomy booth across from each other.

I jokingly rolled my eyes, "It's been a week," I reminded her.

Marie raised a brow, "And? Normally I see you at least every day," she pointed out, grabbing one of the glossy menus, "How've you been? What happened Saturday night?"

I awkwardly pursed my lips, grabbing the menu to look at, "I um..." I trailed off with a tilted head, clearly not knowing how to say—

Aisha raped me.

Over a casual lunch.

"Oh, if you don't want to talk about it you don't have to," Marie quickly reassured me, reading my uneasy behavior almost immediately.

I nodded before I could think it through, "Yeah, I think that sounds better," I whispered as I read through the menu, "But after what did happen that night, Tazmin has been weirdly present for me."

"I could tell by your texts girl," Marie said, smiling slightly to herself, "I mean, staying the night at your place, meeting your family—buying you a Range Rover?" she rushed out, her dark eyes getting wider by the second.

I pursed my lips when a smile inevitably grew on my face, "Yeah... I just stayed at her place last night—and Nadia and I are hanging with her later," I said, shaking my head at how insane this all sounded.

Apparently, Tazmin paid for my rent in full for the next year.

Just found that one out this morning.

Marie's smile grew, "Look at you guys—totally just partners in an agreement," she murmured insinuatingly.

I blinked a few times, "Yeah speaking of that..." I trailed off, easily piquing my best friend's interest, "I think Tazmin hinted at something more this morning, but I don't know."