“But you have a way to contact him, right?”
I winced, thinking about his lost phone. “I have his boss’s number.”
“Oh, well, that’ll do you good. You can call him and tell him that you need to find your potential husband. That won’t be weird at all.”
Grabbing the coffee grounds, I started scooping them into the coffeemaker. “I don’t know why this is such a big deal. I mean, as of right now, this is all just a bad dream.”
She frowned, looking into the coffeemaker. “How many cups are you making?”
I shoved the scoop back in the container and dumped in another large scoop, then went back for more. “For all I know, we’re not even married. This isn’t even worth worrying about.”
“Uh…Krista, I think you have enough coffee grounds.”
But I kept scooping, too busy thinking about my supposed husband. “And he’s out there right now, not even bothered by the fact that he might have a wife. I mean, really, can you say abandonment?”
“Maybe he doesn’t know either. Seriously, can you stop adding coffee?”
Slamming the container on the counter, I huffed in irritation. “How can he be so selfish? I mean, this is just like a man to get a woman hitched and then leave her high and dry. Just like you.”
She stared at the massive amount of coffee spilling out of the top of the coffeemaker. “Yeah, what he did is totally the same as a man knocking me up.”
“You know what I mean. We haven’t even been married a week, and he’s already gone.”
She nodded at me like I was a crazy person, her eyes wide as she stared at me.
“What?”
“Nothing. It’s just…a little weird.”
“I know! Just like a man.”
“Actually, I meant that you’re so upset that he’s left when you didn’t even know you were married. That’s the weird part.”
Groaning, I dropped my head to the counter, feeling like I was unraveling in front of everyone, even though Lizzy was the only one here. “It’s because of the sex.”
“That good?”
I nodded, my head never leaving the counter. “Really amazing. God, and I just let him walk out.”
“Well, you know what they say, if you love them, you have to let them go.”
My head popped up as I shot a glare at my sister. “That is not helpful.”
“Well, it sort of is. You let him go, and he’s gone. Isn’t that what you wanted?”
“Yes,” I nodded. “That’s exactly what I wanted. I don’t need this. I don’t need to be married when I don’t even have enough money to pay for actual heating.” Huffing out a laugh, I jabbed a finger against the button, turning on the coffeemaker. “You’re right. I’m getting all worked up over nothing. I don’t need him.I don’t want him or his amazing dick. In fact, it’s best he’s out of my life.”
“Right.”
“Exactly,” I nodded. “This is really for the best.”
“Yep. I mean, until you want to actually get married and realize you have to go through divorce proceedings because you were married for too many years to get an annulment, but sure. This is all for the best.”
5
ROB
Slammingthe door on the cab, I started to walk away when the cabbie yelled at me. “That’s a shitty tip!”