Chapter 28: Alex“You’re still here, I see.” Lauren wriggled out of her jacket and hung it over one of the kitchen chairs.
Of course I am, you stupid cow.
“Don’t, Alex. Just don’t.” Stepping between Lauren and her, Silke scowled at Alex, her rosy cheeks in stark contrast to the barely suppressed anger in her face.
“What?” Amused at Silke’s bristling, Alex linked her hands behind her neck. Oh, this is going to be fun. “Have a nice walk?”
Lauren’s face was stony. “I don’t need you to protect me from this—from Alex, Silke. She’s the one who doesn’t belong here, not me.”
“You’ll be rid of me soon, Lauren.” And when Lauren’s face brightened at the prospect: “Two weeks isn’t a very long time.”
“Two weeks?” Lauren grasped the back of a chair, her hands tightly clenched. “What the hell makes
