Chapter 171

• "How's your girlfriend?" Kate purrs next to me, the nosy bitch peering her head over and checking my phone as I sit it down on the table. I start to add some food onto my plate as I prepare an answer for her.
• "She's good" I shrug as I take a sip of my whiskey. Why the fuck would I tell my ex, who is clearly still into me, that I'm now single? I'm not an idiot. I also just don't want it to be true. And I do know that Amelia is fine, thank fuck for Poppy giving me updates that she's actually alive and for the most part okay. She doesn't want to give me a lot of details out of respect for her friend, but I do know that she has somewhere to stay and that she's looking after herself. That's it, that's all I'm allowed to know apparently. And for now, at least, that's okay.
• "Is she still in school?" Kate asks as she slowly swirls the red wine around in her glass before taking a small sip. Honestly, how did I ever find this woman attractive? She's so fucking obnoxious.