"This was a mistake."
"I know."
Both Tom and Isabella were laying in bed together. Isabella was afraid to go home, and Tom offered for her to stay in his home for a few days. Those few days turned into weeks. Both became close, and after polishing off a bottle of wine the night before, where now laying in their former marital bed. What now?
Isabella got up first. Tom turned his head away, he and Isabella may have been intimate the night before, but they weren't married or in a romantic relationship anymore.
"I gotta go. I have to return to work."
"Same here. Uh, here's your bra."
"Thanks."
Both Isabella and Tom awkwardly were trying not to look at one another. Them sleeping together was a mistake. Tom waited till she left and then he went to have a cold shower.
Isabella closed the door behind her. She called a Uber to take her back to her apartment. She worked remotely these days, especially with Nelson Karl's trail taking place. His trail in Sweet Valley was private, but his arraignment was being televised in Los Angeles. This was a huge deal to Isabella, as a producer, she usually worked on daytime television shows. She got offered a promotion in New York, but turned it down. It was a good position with a nice raise and a title, but it wasn't for her. However, this thing with Nelson Karl, it was a golden opportunity for Isabella. NBC News was covering the trail and Isabella wanted to cover it. She was determined to bring NBC to be the highest rating for the news. If she succeeded she would be in the running to be executive producer for NBC News.
The guy in the car was watching Isabella. He wasn't interested in her, it was who she knew. He took some more pictures. She was a good looking woman, but she wasn't her type. However, her ex husband had connections. Tom Watts. He knew who he involved with back in the day. He knew plenty of women, but it was the one he was romantically involved with that interested the guy. He pulled away before Isabella saw him.
Tom finished his shower. He was waiting for his real estate agent. He needed to move. This place, it had too many ghosts.