Chapter 7

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The next day, the future Mrs. Washington was furious as she hopped into her car and drove away from her home. She'd been calling her best friend repeatedly since the news of Jason's relationship with Natalie Harrington broke. The ravenette had sworn she was fine but Mika could hear the underlying sadness in her voice. It took a lot for Rei to open herself up to people and Mika knew she was stung by Jason's deception. The brunette tightened her grip on the steering wheel and mashed the gas, someone was going to pay for hurting her best friend.

…

Jason Edwards was enjoying a Saturday away from the office. He'd turned off his phone and was enjoying a quiet breakfast and some classical music. Isabelle bustled around the house doing some light cleaning and chatting with the blonde about her many children and grandchildren. Jason let his thoughts drift to Rei, he hadn't seen her since their date the other night. Maybe I should surprise her with some flowers, he thought. His thoughts were interrupted by a ferocious banging on the front door. He grabbed his robe and headed to the door.

"Alright, I'm coming!" he shouted as the pounding on the door continued relentlessly.

Jason snatched the door open surprised at his guest who was dressed in all black. But before he had a chance to issue a greeting he was smacked in the face with a wad of paper.

"Oh my goodness!" the stunned maid cried out.

"Mika what the hell!" Jason yelled just as stunned as Isabelle.

"That's exactly my question for you", the angry brunette shouted back. "What the hell are you doing going out with my best friend while running around with that Natalie Harrington!"

"What!?" the blonde replied. He'd no idea what Mika was talking about and he'd never seen her so upset.

Mika snatched the paper from the floor and showed him the article about him and Natalie. She crossed her arms and glared as she watched Jason read the article his face growing red. After a moment he looked up and noticed Mika's cold glare.

"Look", the he tried to explain. "I haven't seen Natalie in moths. I have no idea what any of this is about!"

"Neither do I Jason", the brunette snapped back. "But I suggest you figure it out and quickly. And until you do stay away from Rei."

Jason stared open-mouthed as Mika stormed out of the house. She was truly on the warpath and the blonde had no idea where she was headed next. If Rei's anywhere near as mad as Mika I'm a dead man. I have to make things right with her, he thought. But first I have to stop G.I Jane. He grabbed his home phone and dialed the number to Central Tokyo Hospital.

"Yes, I need to speak with Ryan Washington please? We may have a situation on our hands", he said with a chuckle.

….

Later that day, Rei Hino sat in the Sweet Treats Café waiting for Mika. The ravenette had been pretty down since she'd found out about Jason and that girl. She didn't know why she'd felt so hurt seeing that they had only known each other a short time. Somehow, deep down she'd felt that Jason was different and that she could trust him that had been a serious mistake. Rei was so lost in thought that she didn't notice her Mika walk up to the table.

"Earth to Hino?" the brunette said cheerfully.

Rei finally looked up and was startled by her friends' appearance. Mika's hair was pulled up into a bun and she was dressed head to toe in black. She wore a black shirt, black pants and black tennis shoes.

"What's with the outfit?" Rei asked.

"Oh, nothing", Mika replied and quickly sat down. "Just had a little business to take care of this morning and I didn't have time to change."

The ravenette observed her friend with raised eyebrows, she was dressed much more casually in a rose colored knee-length dress and sandals.

"Did this business include robbery", Rei joked as she picked up the menu.

Soon after the two had placed their orders for sandwiches, cakes, and coffee Mika's phone began buzzing. Checking the caller id she blushed slightly as she saw the angry emoji's her fiancé was sending her. She cursed Jason's name and quickly turned the phone off.

"Mika, you wouldn't be hiding anything from me would you?" asked Rei, who'd been observing Mika the whole time. "You'd better start talking or I'll be having a word with your fiancé."

Mika smiled sheepishly as she thought about how much she should actually tell her friend.

"Well, I kind of had little talk with Jason this morning, nothing serious", the brunette admitted.

Rei felt her pulse quicken at the mention of Jason's name.

"You did what!?" she yelled. "Mika, I don't want him to think I'm somewhere pinning after him!"

"Newsflash Rei," her friend replied. "You are! I had to beg you to come here today. It's not okay for him to play with your feelings like that!"

The ravenette nodded in agreement.

"Well what did the cheat have to say for himself", she asked.

"Well, I didn't really give him a chance to say much, after all I did smack him in the face with a newspaper", Mika admitted.

"Mika, did you really?" Rei exclaimed both stunned and amused at her friends antics.

"Sure did", the brunette said proudly. "The jerk deserved it, although he did try to act surprised.

"I bet he was surprised to see you", Rei said with a laugh. "Anyways it's over now and I never have to see him again, I need to be more focused on the shrine not some guy."

Mika reached over and grabbed her best friends' hand.

"That's right and I'll be here every step of the way", she said softly. "I just can't believe Jason and Natalie Harrington though."

"Well", Rei said quietly. "She was beautiful in the picture maybe she's the right girl for Jason's image."

"Don't be fooled by pretty pictures", Mika said sharply. "She's a monster just like her father."

Before the brunette could launch into a tirade against the Harrington's, she felt a hand on her shoulder. All the color drained for her face as she turned to face her unsmiling fiancé.