Fletch headed down to Abigail's office at 9.00 sharp, this needed sorting ASAP. He wasn't relishing the conversation but it didn't take much for him to remember why he was doing it. Jac had not been far from his thoughts for months and this morning was no exception.
Fletch knocked on the door
"Come in"
He entered the room where they had first started their sordid little hook up
"Adrian" she smiled "what a pleasant surprise"
He was slightly thrown by her warm manner.
"Please sit down" as he did her manner switched
" I knew you'd be back. Come to talk about little miss man stealer?"
"Listen Abigail" he said speaking for the first time "There's been a misunderstanding between us. For me it was a bit of meaningless fun and you know, I mean, it was fun but that was it. I have loved Jac for months"
"Love her" she scoffed "but now you've realised your mistake and come back to me haven't you?"
Her voice was menacing and he felt very uncomfortable
"You need to leave us alone. The phone calls, turning up threatening us"
"I'm sure i don't know what you mean. I came to my boyfriend's house and then to see the woman he'd been cheating on me with. You've been a bad boy Adrian"
Fletch ran his fingers through his hair and closed his eyes as he sighed in exasperation "we have not and never will be in a relationship Abigail"
When he opened his eyes she had moved closer to where he was sitting and was toying with a scalpel in her right hand
"What the hell is that? What are you doing?" He said trying to sound calm
"Take off your trousers Fletch"
"What?"
Abigail lowered her voice " I said take off your trousers"
He eyed the scalpel which she was now passing between her hands. He stood and removed his trousers
"I think I need to teach you a lesson in humiliation before I take you back"
Fletch figured that pointing out that he would not be going back anywhere wouldn't be helpful just now.
She reached down and took the belt from his trousers. "naughty boys need punishing"
He wasn't sure whether she was trying to say that in a kinky, sexy way but it turned his stomach.
"Put your hands behind your back"
The scalpel was now very close to his face and he obeyed her. She swiftly used his belt to bind them tightly together. He saw the blood on her hand where she had accidentally nicked herself with the scalpel. She did not appear to have noticed
"You've hurt yourself" he pointed out
"No, you've hurt me. But I am a very forgiving woman. I think we could have a future together, me , you, Evie, Mikey, Ella and little Theo. We could be a family
What the fuck thought Fletch
"You need to leave my kids out of this"
"Don't be silly. I can be their new mummy"
She really has lost it he thought. He was genuinely scared now. It seemed she was flipping between wanting to hurt him, humiliate him and wanting to plan a future with him.
His eyes never left the scalpel and the blood that was now trickling down her hand.
"I think I need a look at those abs again. You've been working out just for me haven't you Adrian?"
Her using his name like that made this feel even more sinister. She undid his shirt buttons and ran her hand over his chest and abs, leaving a trail of red from her cut hand. Her touch left him cold.
"I'll come back to those later. I think I'll clear my diary for the rest of the day and then, after you've shown me how sorry you are, we'll collect Theo from the crèche and all go home.
God how did she know all this personal information. He guessed that his kids details might have been in his HR file but Theo going to crèche? He was becoming more and more worried about his safety and if she was doing this to him he wondered what she would consider doing to Jac. He had to get out of here. What he was about to say made him feel sick but he had a plan that had a slim chance of working
"I think I need to call her and tell her that I made a mistake and it's you I want to be with"
"I suppose that would be reasonable under the circumstances. After all she needs to know that I've taken back what's mine"
"Absolutely"
"What's changed your mind Adrian?"
He had to think fast
"That you're prepared to go to these lengths to prove how much you want me back and to show me what a mistake I made"
She seemed satisfied with his response. She undid a few buttons of her blouse to reveal a black lacy bra.
"Just a little reminder what's on offer later" she purred. Fletch could not be less aroused by her. She approached him and knelt down, retrieving his phone from his trouser pocket. He cringed as he realised he had already changed his screen lock picture to a selfie of him and Jac with washing up suds on their faces laughing into the camera.
Abigail's breath hitched.
"That upsets me Adrian" she said as she drew the scalpel blade across the top of his thigh. Not deep but enough to leave an ugly red line across his skin.
"I assume her number is in your contacts"
She unlocked his phone. How the hell did she know code he wondered briefly.
She dialled Jac's number and held the phone to his ear
"Hi" he heard on the other end of the line. It sound like she was smiling. "Hello?" Jac said. He cleared his throat "Jackie this is Adrian. Look I know what I said but I've made a terrible mistake I want to be with Abi. I know you were going to pick Theo up later but me and Abi can do it. Bye. Sorry"
Fletch hoped to god that Jac knew him well enough to pick up on the clues that all was not well. Luckily it had not prompted any suspicion in Abigail as she hung up.
"Very good Adrian"
