Gray
The call came at midnight. I looked at the screen and then looked behind me at Hal and Misty asleep, wrapped in each other's arms. I got up and walked naked out to the balcony, closing the door behind me.
“Hello?”
“I want to talk to her,” Lyla said.
“She’s asleep. It’s been an emotional day.”
“I don’t f*cking care,” she snarled at me.
“Well, I do. I know you want to talk to her, Lyla. I know she was your best friend, but she’s my woman, and she saw her parents today. It was an emotional reunion.”
She didn’t say anything, I could hear her breathing hard. Then she sniffled.
“I can’t come to her right now. I’m bed rested,” she said through gritted teeth. I smiled. I know that had to be hard for her. “It f*cking s*cks, I can hear your smirk.”
I laughed. “I’m sorry. I can on
