Between Them - Jason

"I think I'm going to head back now. It's nice seeing both of you finally together."

I was trying so hard to look strong, I didn't want them to worry and drive me back to my place. I wanted to get away, I need to think.

Walking faster to the small coffee shop across the hotel, I nodded as the barista greeted me when I burst into the room. But my eyes were wild in search of the restroom and he signaled me to go to the left and thanked him as I follow his direction seconds later.

Closing the toilet seat I quickly sit down and sobbed, crying my heart out.

How can I be so stupid? Falling for another man, now even harder than before?

You're a whore Claire, what did you expect? This is your karma.

I dropped my purse when my phone buzzed, I declined his phone call, lying to him, texting him I'm still having dinner, and told him to pick me up in another one and a half an hour.

Maybe I could finally calm myself down by then. My mind was still thinking of a solution when the bathroom door