Thanks guys!! Chapter 59
He knew right where to find her, perched on the white bench overlooking the large bird pond that was central to the oversized park. It was her favourite place, like a scene from a fairytale. He smirked; every good fairytale needed a wicked witch.
Despite all the times he refused her advances during her marriage to the man he thought of as brother, he secretly wondered what would happen if he had taken her to bed. A woman like her must be pure fire between the sheets. “I’ve been looking for you.”
Tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear, she looked up at him. “And now you’ve found me.” He stared at the smooth milky legs that crossed at the knee; they seemed to go on forever.
“Are you going to tell me what you want or are you going to stand there staring at me?”
“I want your help.” He hated to ask her for anything; it always came at a high price. “I need your help Melissa.”
She laughed; the irony of it was very amusing to her. “That’s priceless, I asked for your help and you turned me down. As I recall you threw me out of your car.”
He shrugged, taking a seat on the bench next to her. “It wasn’t moving.”
“What do you want Mark?” She didn’t feel like playing games with him, not today.
“I want you to tell me what he’s going to do...to Abby.” He demanded, knowing it wasn‘t going to be that easy. She wouldn’t just tell him what he wanted to know.
Amusement danced in her emerald eyes. “Who?” The appeal of taunting him returned quickly.
“You know who and you know exactly what I’m talking about.” He paused. “You said you were sleeping with him and I’d be interested in what you knew. You were right. I’m interested, now spill.”
She held back the laughter; he really thought it was going to be that easy? “And what are you going to do for me?” The false innocence behind her smile had him worried; he would pay greatly.
“I’m not going to help you with Eric; I think we both know that’s pointless. He’s crazy about Abby’s friend Susan. Anything I do, it’s not going to matter.” He shifted his weight, uncomfortable with the way Melissa was glaring at him. Everything he said was the truth, and she knew it.
“Seduce her.” It was perfect; Eric would dump Susan and come running back to her.
Mark raised his hands, defensively. “I’m not going to seduce Susan Lewis.” Eric would hate him; he would loose his best friend. It was an unspoken rule that neither of them had dared to break, they never slept with the same women. “There has to be something else you want.”
Her eyes travelled down his body; there was one thing she always wanted from him. One thing he would never give, until now. “Yes, I think there is something you can do.”
Evil was the first thing that came to his mind when he saw the smile, slowly spreading across her face. He was in trouble. The information she held had better be worth his soul, because his soul was what she was going to take.
He wass about to give in to her but when things began to progress, he pushed her back.
"Whats wrong?" Melissa asked him annoyed that he pulled away.
"I can't do this" He said as he began to leave. He was thinking to himself Abby is finally happy, I should be happy for her not trying to win her over. He got as far as the door when Melissa shouted.
"I'm not telling you anything now!!"
"Melissa I don't care, Abby is happy and I'm not going to ruin that and tell Richard to back off, that he hasn't got a chance with her anymore and she's much happier without him" Mark opens the door with a smirk on his face, knowing he pissed her of and leaves a shocked Melissa behind. He is finally ready to let Abby go.