Chapter 269

"I'm sorry." Lea handed me a tissue. "Here. For the... lipstick." I took it and wiped my lips hard. "What the hell was that?" "I'm sorry," she said again, her head down. "I don't know what I was thinking. He kept yelling that I wouldn't find a man better than him, that no one would want me except him, that I was some kind of reject. I was pissed off. I just wanted to prove him wrong." "You could have done that without kissing me," I said, irritated. "There are better ways." "I know, but I wasn't thinking, okay? It was stupid, and I'm sorry. It won't happen again." I looked out of the car window at the blur of buildings. "Forget it." It was an understandable lapse, I supposed. Anyone could lose their head dealing with a man like Pierre. Still, I wished she hadn't made it. "At least he signed the divorce papers," I said at last. So the dinner tonight hadn't been a complete waste. "I know, and I can't tell you how relieved I am," Lea said. Was she, though? I had my doubts. The way she tal