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Chapter 1
She stared at the other woman, before spatting out the hateful words: "you just can't stand the fact that he decided he didn't want to be with you. That when things cleared, when he got over his guilt, he chose to give a relationship with me a chance."
"Didn't you ever wonder why there was suddenly so much less guilt?" she shot back evenly. "Why he suddenly felt he could be with you? Why he walked away from all that I offered him? Don't you think guilt was a factor there too? I mean, I wasn't privy to their conversation, but don't you think that Christian must have asked him to look after you for him? I mean, he did claim in court that he did it all for you."
"Don't! That man, whoever the hell he was, wasn't my Christian!"
"Maybe not, but he was still Christian."
"SHUT UP! I don' have to listen to this! To you. Just shut up!"
"You deserve to know the truth."
"Truth? What do you know about the truth?"
"A hell of a lot more than a spoiled manipulative brat like you."
"Manipulative? You calling me that is rich!"
"Meaning?"
"RJ got tired of your games. John finally saw pass them. And if you're so up on the truth, here's one for you: you were a rebound. I tried to get to see I was ready, but he'd back off. Then he was ready, but I was trying to save Rex and was in over my head with Paul, and you were convenient. Funny, how he had sex with you, but stopped from doing anything with me out respect for Caitlyn's memory. Or maybe it was just out of respect for me."
Evangeline smirked at that: "is that what he calls it? Why he hasn't slept with you yet?" she asked cattily. "Why you two are waiting? Old school values?"
"Just shut up and leave!"
"Funny, how even morally righteous Christian didn't wait, but John wants to. Wonder if it's because he knows how bad it will be. How fireless," she rebutted, only to reel back as Natalie's open palm connected forcefully with Evangeline's face.
"GET THE HELL OUT," the red head seethed. "And stay the hell out of my life."
"Or what?'
"The wrath of a Buchanan isn't something you want to mess with," Natalie said evenly stepping up to her.
"If you were a true one, I might be scared. But the truth is what it is. Sorry I'm the messenger," she shot back stiffly. "See for yourself," she added pulling out an envelope from her over sized purse and throwing it at Natalie. "You should've asked John why he never showed you the results," Evangeline tacked on as she turned and walked out of the house.
As the door slid shut, Natalie bent and picked up the envelope. "She has to be lying. It has to be some sort of a trick," she muttered, even as an inner voice mocked: what if she's not.
