„Fuck it, just tell me what he wants!"

Again a few days had passed but Carrie hadn't told him anything.

"There has to be something or he wouldn't come here again and again and you wouldn't be so bent on him shutting up!"

Aiden was out of mind. He was sick of this cat-and-mouse game.

"Just get off my back!"

"No, I want to know what's up! Does he want you back?"

"You know, I just can't stand this anymore. I'll go downstairs and smoke a cigarette, even if you don't like it. Perhaps you will calm down while I'm away."

Finishing her sentence, Carrie slammed the door behind her.

Aiden could hardly stop himself from running after her. But it wouldn't change anything. Enraged he paced up and down the room. What was going on?

Suddenly the phone rang. He ignored it, he couldn't answer it in his condition. So the answering machine answered.

All of the sudden all his intention was concentrated on the voice coming out of the machine.

"Carrie, it's me. Are you there? Please pick up! … Ok, seems like you're not there or 'busy' sigh … So, have you decided? I can't take this any longer, I need to see you! When can I come over? Your 'watchdog' can't be there all the time. Or can we meet at…"

"What is it she should have decided, gosh darn it?"

Aiden had taken the phone after hearing enough of Big's words.

Big was stunned for a moment.

"Is Carrie there?"

"No, she's out, What do you want?"

"I want to talk to her!"

"Leave her alone finally! She doesn't need you anymore! I thought you are married! Didn't you had your chance twice and fucked it up? It's too late! She doesn't need you anymore!"

"Really? Ask Carrie if she thinks the same way!"

"I don't need to do that, I know it! She's with me now, she doesn't want to know anything about you!"

"That's weird, things she said a few weeks ago were very different."

"A few weeks ago you didn't have any contact!"

"Oh? Is that what she told you? Didn't you wonder why she started smoking again although you forbid it? … Two weeks ago we smoked our last cigarette afterwards!"

There he had it. She cheated on him. But he couldn't show his hurt to the other man. It couldn't have meant much to her.

"Even if you had been in bed with her it doesn't mean anything! It was just once!"

"Once? For three weeks there have been a lot of 'once' lasting for hours."

Big just couldn't hold it back anymore. Aiden wanted it that way and Carrie belonged to him not the man on the line.

"I can even tell you when and where it all began. Do you remember when you renovated her apartment and she had to go to a hotel? Didn't you wonder why she didn't come to you that night? I have to tell you, for three weeks I had the best lunch hours in my life! Till my EXwife found her in my apartment and Carrie backed out."

"You only tell bullshit!"

"Really? I can detail you if you want to hear it: She resisted till we reached the elevator and the doors closed! Till I started kissing her! Then we've been lucky to reach the room cause I nearly took her in the elevator! We've been like animals, we couldn't get enough of each other. And I'll tell you another thing: We didn't just fuck! Afterwards we made love. Nice and slow. She groaned every time I was thrusting into her and when she came she clung to me and screamed my name. 'Oh …'"

Aiden dropped the phone.

The door had opened and Carrie was standing there. Stunned.

She didn't had to ask. She knew who was on the phone and what had just happened.

Aiden rose wordless and flounced out of the apartment. Carrie ran after him. On the street yelled his name. Furiously he turned around.

"Behind my back you fucked around with that guy for three weeks? Not only this but his marriage is over because of that. Oh, and I nearly forgot: You've done both: fucking and making love! Don't call me ever again!"

With that he turned around and ran away. Carrie stayed on the street – stunned.

It happened as it was due to be.