Well happy New Years Eve to the lot of you! Here it is, chapter 2. This is Nick reaction to the last chapter.
He couldn't understand why her diary had been on his bed in the first place. If she wanted him to know something, she should have just told him. Even though they were no longer together, he still cared for her. But there it was, lying on his bed. So he did the only thing he could. He sat down and began to read.
He found himself laughing as he read the first page. Just like Zoe. Get drunk and flirt with every male going. But when he got to the end, he frowned. Sean Anderson? He was sure that he was married to Jess, who was one of Zoe closest friends. Did she know they were married? She clearly knew he was married. Suddenly, a memory appeared. He had visited Sean's office that night, and Zoe had been there. He hadn't asked why at the time, just introduced himself. But what if he'd interrupted them while they were…it made him angry to think about it, though he wasn't sure why. Zoe and him hadn't been together at this point. If she wanted to play around with married men, that was entirely her choice.
He put the diary down. Could he read more? He still didn't know why it was there. He looked at it again, the paced up and down the room before he gave in to temptation and carried on.
Diary extract- 1 month later
Zoe looked at the row of tequila shots in front of her and took a deep breath.
"I will forever do your bidding if you do this." Jay said, edging closer, egging her on.
"Come on Zo, you can do it, just shut your eyes and go for it!" Jess shouted from along the bar. Zoe felt a swirl of guilt. Jess. Her closest friend. And her lover's wife. She knew she needed to tell her but then looked at Adam, who was holding Jess's hand. No, she thought. If she's messing around then I can do what I want with who I want. It failed to convince her though. She sighed.
"On the count of three…" Jay counted her in "1…2…3!" One after another she threw them back, the room full of shouts of encouragement. She raised her hand when she finished! "Good girl! Didn't think you had it in you!" Jay laughed as he paid her the £20. "Another round?"
The next day, Zoe walked in wearing her biggest sunglasses.
"Oh dear Dr. Hanna, hungover at work? And late as well I see. Its just not good enough." Nick Jordan strolled over to her.
"Sod off Nick, I'm not hungover I am ill." She snapped back. She was so not in the mood for him today, and they were going to fall out big time if he carried on like this.
"My office. Now." He walked off leaving her no choice but to follow. Suddenly she felt a hand on her waist. Sean.
"Sean, Jess could walk past at any minute…" She looked around in a panic to check no one was watching.
"I know. That's why we are going to be very quick." He winked at her and led her into the office. Just as she followed him in, she saw Kelsey appear round the corner. Shit. But she had no time to think about this. Sean brought her in a held her tightly. "I have a very important physical examination to carry out…" She giggled. To hell with Kelsey. She had a very sexy man who had no morals right in front of her. What more could she ask?
End of extract
Nick laughed. Just her kind of man he thought to himself. But Jess…he didn't think that Zoe would stoop so low. He knew Jess was with Adam but still… and he still couldn't work out why she had left the diary for him. Maybe she was leaving and wanted him to have something to remember her by. No. That wasn't Zoe's style at all. She'd want attention, fuss, presents, wine. He smiled to himself at the thought. Then he looked at the clock. Shit. He grabbed the diary and put it in his bag. He'd read it later.
Will Nick be too late? Why does Zoe want to kill herself? Dun dun duuuun! Thanks for the reviews guys, update soon xx
