She licked her lips with a Cheshire grin. “While you are brainless, this is a good time to mention that while I won’t walk in with you... I’m absolutely planning on being at the law offices. Neve is going to drive me. Breezy’s coming too. You’re our people now. And we don’t mess.”
They both cleaned up and she got dressed. Patch left first and Margot waited until she heard the front door close before picking up her phone.
She had some unfinished business of her own to attend to.
Stefan answered on the first ring.
“Hot Pants. I thought I might be hearing from you.”
“Oh?”
“If you want me to forgive you, you’ll have to make it worth my while.”
She made a face at the phone. Oh this sad little man. It almost hurt to destroy him.
“I’m not calling to apologize for anything.”
“Then why are you wasting my time?” he shouted over the background sound of a noisy gym.
“You lost.”
“What?” The sound faded as if he stepped outside.
“You wanted to take something from me. My peace of mind. My security. My right to say no. And I just wanted you to know that none of it worked. I’m happy, do you hear that? More than happy, I’m in love.”
“With a freak?” Stefan spat. “Congrats.”
“No. A good man. A guy who is better than you in every way. I’m too strong to be around fragile masculinity. You could never handle me or my past. You wanted me to be small. To be some plaything just for you. But I’m too big to be shoved into some guy’s box. Where I’ve been has made me who I am now. And I like this woman. I’m proud of her. So take this last opportunity and enjoy it. Savor it up.”
Stefan cleared his throat. “Savor what?” The cockiness had drained from his voice. He sounded like what he was, unconfident and small.
“The sound of my voice, because if you ever, and I meanevercontact me again, I’ll hit you with a restraining order so hard that your head will land in the next county.”
And with that she hung up and blocked his number. Good God... she felt like Wonder Woman.
And the feeling only increased once Neve and Breezy picked her up and drove her to the offices of Barker, Barker & Barker.
“It seems like they could have just gone for Barker,” Breezy quipped as they got out.
A few members of the press milled by the front steps.
“Ugh,” Neve groaned. “Look. Todd’s here. From the AP. He’s an idiot. Why don’t I try and diffuse the situation?”
“You do what you have to do,” Margot said. “I’m going around the side entrance.”
“How do you know there’s a side entrance?” Breezy asked.
She held up her phone. “There’s this thing called Google Earth. It’s pretty magical. Especially the zoom feature.”
“Stealth.” Breezy high-fived her. “Look at you go.”
“I won’t barge in the offices. But I hate having him in there alone.”
“Is he face-to-face with the jerk?”
Margot shook her head. “He said they’ll be kept in separate offices. Lawyers will go between them trying to work out a deal.”
Neve frowned. “And there’s not going to be a deal.”
