So, that’s what I was to her: an option. It’s been a minute.”
“Yeah. Jack preferred to keep out of the affairs of humans, as he thought our goings-on were beneath him. She hesitated, then looked at me, and I could see tears forming at the corners of her eyes. Once she found someone closer who could satisfy her more regularly, it probably didn’t take them long to climb into bed together. Dillon was an aspiring actor who tried his luck in Los Angeles before returning to his hometown to pursue a career on the stage. A smile crept across my face as I enjoyed watching the juxtaposition of me forcing her down into the bed with one hand pressed firmly against her back while I pulled on her hair with the other. Fuck her tears. She looked away from me and said, “I met someone.”
A chill ran through me, and I suddenly had to remind myself to breathe.
