MELROSE

CHAPTER 10

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Where is she?
Where is she?
Where is sh -

I spotted her talking animatedly to one of the girls in her softball team; Jamie, her red curls dangling at her waist. Seeing her brought a smile to my lips. As I walked closer her conversation became more audible.

"No no no girl you are not seeing that fuckface again."

"But - but I love him!"

Chris shook her head dramatically. "No you don't. You're infatuated by him. You don't even let him in your room Jamie. He doesn't know your birthday, you don't know his and he fucking cheated on you. Thrice."

Jamie looked away from Chris. "I've already forgiven him for that."

"Oh really? Tell me, how good is his sex?"

Jamie laughed. "It's no good. He has a curved penis and kisses like a sheep dog."

What the fuck is a sheep dog?

Chris's scream made me take two steps backward. "AND BITCH YOU'RE STILL DATING THE FUCKER?!" She took deep breaths to calm herself. "If Aura were here she'd say ... "

"... That you should stop being a dumbass bitch, call that motherfucker and sing we are never ever ever getting back together until he hates the song."
I had to cut in.

Chris spun and poked me in the chest, the same time Jamie took several steps backward, as if in fear.

Why? Oh yeah I threw a brick at her half brother last year. Long story.

Chris looked up at me from her 5'8 frame and glared, her finger not leaving my chest.

"You, you're a bitch."

"I know that."

"A piece of shit."

"I've been called worse."

"And a big fool."

"I agree."

"I ... I've missed you!" She wrapped her hands around me in a bone crushing hug. Awkwardly, I returned it. Hugging is not my thing. Then she released me and ...

She slapped me. And it fucking hurt.

I rubbed my hurting cheek. "I totally deserve that."

"It's a good thing you know. We are never going to fight again. Especially over testosterone containing humans."

"Agreed."

She crushed me into a hug again, releasing me only when I complained on lack of air. I decided to tell her the other thing. "Um Chris, he kissed me."

She smiled, confusing me. "I know. He told me."

Oh.

Jamie gingerly stepped towards us, her phone vibrating in her hand. "Um Chris he's calling."

Chris snatched the phone and I in turn snatched away from her before she could utter a word.

"Let me take care of this." I accepted the call, not giving the guy a chance to speak before saying "Hello, hi no she's not going to talk to you. Don't ever call this number again. Ciao figlio di puttana."

I handed the phone back to a laughing Jamie.

"Aura, I can't believe you called him son of a bitch in Italian."

I shrugged. "Just doing my job."

***

It's been a week since Chris and I made up. It's been a week since I saw Courtney. To say Fletch was freaking out would be the major understatement of the year.