Twenty

What was that?” She ordered with a tingle of exasperation in her voice.

“What was what ?”

“That senseless greeting you just threw at me. Are we back to being strangers all of a sudden?”

“Last time I checked, doctor, we were nothing more than strangers. You made your point last night when you went running out of my room,”

She clenched her teeth, biting back some untamed words. “Is this what you always do? You sleep with women and throw them away like trash. I never should have made the mistake of thinking you are better than this.”

“I don't have time for this kind of drama so early in the morning.” He picked up his pace and left her standing there, speechless, tears welling in her eyes. As soon as he went out of sight, Isabellaappeared, in the same manner, approaching from the backyard, her dress a little wet from the morning dew.

*. *. *. *. *

The night came by quickly and Selena once again found herself on the roof, mirroring her grief in the light of the bright moonlight.

“I though