Chap. 6 Confrontation
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What is going on here?" she asked loudly making Derek and Penelope jumped apart.
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Penelope quickly wiped her tears and left her chair.
"Pearl, Hi….I was just crying and Derek was comforting me…"
"Mmmh. Why don't you come back to your husband? HE will comfort you and not my man." She said coldly.
"Pearl…" Derek began.
"No she's right. I bet your conference is over. I thought it would last all the day. It's what Chris told me."
"So you decided to pay a visit to Derek." Pearl replied sarcastically.
"No I… I'm sorry I shouldn't have come." Pen said taking her purse.
Fran stopped her with a hand on her arm.
"No Penelope, I invited you… you don't have to leave. I just brought some dessert… something with chocolate like you love it."
Penelope smiled sadly.
"Thank Fran… Pearl is right I should go. Chris will wonder where I am."
"Penelope…" Derek said walking towards her.
"That's ok… it's getting late anyway. Send my love to the guys back in Quantico. Thank you for the dinner and the lunch Fran. I'll call you tomorrow when I come back to California."
"Ok. Good by Penelope." Fran said hugging her. "I'm sorry." She whispered.
When Fran pulled away, Penelope turned towards Derek.
"Goodbye Derek, Pearl."
When she closed the door behind her, she sighed heavily and began to walk aimlessly.
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In Fran house, Pearl was looking at her fiancé defiantly. Derek's eyes were full of anger.
"How dare you talk to her like that?"
"Come on, it's obvious she has a crush on you! She needed to come back to reality."
"Non sense, Penelope was… is my friend. She is married for God' sake! Don't you dare talk to one of my friend like that again or it will be the end of us!" he spat before storming out of the room.
Pearl threw a frustrated look at Fran; she grabbed the keys and went out. She took some steps and grabbed her cell phone.
"Chris Smith."
"Chris it's me Pearl Hastings, I have some interesting news for you…"
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After walking for some minutes, Penelope called for a cab.
When she reached her hotel room, Chris was reading some files.
"Hey honey." She said cheerfully and kissed his cheek.
"Sweetheart where were you?"
"Oh I just had a walk around the city. I needed some fresh air."
"Mmh."
"Well I'll have a shower and we can do whatever you want."
She turned around but he grabbed her arm.
"Wait you don't ask me why I came back so soon?"
"No I guess…"
"What did you lie to me? I know you didn't have a walk… I know where you were!"
"Chris you're hurting my arm!"
"I'm not done. Why did you lie to me?" he said tightening his grasp on her arm.
"Chris please…" she begged a face torn with pain.
"Why?"
"I… I 'm sorry. I had lunch with Fran…"
"Just her?"
"No Derek was there as well…"
"Oh so you lied to me because it's obvious you have more than friendly feelings for him."
"I… it's not true. I married you I…"
"Shut up!" he said slapping her in the face.
"Honey I'm sorry." He said embracing her. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you."
"That's ok." She said intending to soothe him. "I'll take a shower, ok?"
"go." He said before stroking her cheek.
Penelope closed the bathroom door and entered the shower quickly, she let the hot water wash her tears of pain and fear.