Justice For Juniper (Tatienne Richard) novel Chapter 52

“Yet, there you are living and breathing,”

Juniper said coldly as Phineas adjusted her in his arms to carry her bridal style to the waiting vehicle. “Don’t call me. Don’t email me. Don’t text. Don’t come to my work. Stay away from me. The love I had for you, you destroyed by having sex with someone else and it’s never going to come back. Tell your mother I’m done with her too. It’s clear you didn’t tell you I caught you cheating but if she continues to badger me, my response to her is going to be an unedited version of you pounding into Denise against the door of what used to be my home.”

“I’m sorry, Juniper. I’m so sorry. I fucked up and I know I fucked up but please, baby don’t leave me. I’m begging you.” He fell to his knees.

She felt her tears welling up, “Phineas, please get me out of here.”

“Of course, sweetheart,” he made long strides towards the car.

“Suki, you have to help me.” Kyst’s plea followed them as they walked away.

“No. I don’t, Kyst. Here is the thing, you and Juni were my best friends since middle school, but she was my best friend longer. I tried to come up with some kind of reason or rationale for you to be so selfish as to hurt her like this and the thing is, it’s all excuses. You’re a dick. Actually, scratch that, you’re not a dick, because dicks are useful. You’re a, a, a, she gave an impatient shriek, “I don’t even know. All I know is you hurt my best friend, and I am on her side.”

“It’s not fair.” He wailed as Suki chased after the group heading to the car.

“Suki, why don’t you sit up front with Beni and Adil and I will take care of my sweetheart back here.”

Juniper was squeezed into the back seat of the car, and she rested her cheek against Phineas‘ shoulder, “why did the night go so wrong?”

“It’s not wrong, baby girl,” Adil took her hand and kissed her knuckles softly. “It’s perfect. You got to tell him to his face you’re done, and he got to witness your anger and your hurt. He should know how much you’re hurting, Juniper. It’s important you got it out.‘

Juniper looked at Beni in the rearview mirror and then Adil beside her, “you’ll stay too.”

“Definitely.”

“Absolutely.”

“Just so we’re clear, I’ll be in the guest room. I’m not into your little quartet.”

Suki’s words made Juniper giggle and then she quietly declared, “I think I’m going to puke.”