Justice For Juniper novel Chapter 65

Phone Calls – Part II

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“Mama,” Juniper looked at her mother in confusion. “What is going on?”

“It’s what I need to ask you.” Her mother looked around the room. “What did you all get up to last night?”

“Suki came home from Europe yesterday and we went out to blow off steam. The guys came with us.”

Her mother looked at the kitten in her arms, “and what is this?”

“This is the kitten Adil got me. Part of my therapy was to spend time all alone, so I went to cat café and Adil saw how much I loved it there and he went and got the kitten and adopted her for me.”

“I went and got it,” Veronica snorted. “He simply paid me to do it and paid for everything.”

“She is very pretty,” Maeve said quietly and moved to scratch the kitten’s soft fur. “Did you name her yet?”

“No. She only just arrived.” Juniper looked at her mother, “what did he do, Mama?”

“Kyst called his mother and said you were drunk and acting out. He sent me a message saying you were drunk and being taken advantage of and that three men were taking you away while

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you were drunk and he was concerned you were being coerced into something inappropriate.”

Sandra cleared her throat, “Maeve wasn’t too concerned but then he and his mother threatened to call the police to report

you were

“Asshole!” Suki cut Sandra off. “Seriously. He was going to call the cops?”

“It’s what he said. I wanted to get here before the cops showed up.”

“Can I borrow your phone, Mama?”

Her mother passed her the phone and Juniper noted the nearly fifty calls from both Kyst and Lois and the innumerable text messages. She scrolled through the messages growing increasingly angry as Phineas, Adil and Beni reading over her shoulder. She could feel the tension from them. She finally finished reading and she pressed the call back button and waited for the call to connect and for Kyst to answer.

“Maeve, thank you for calling me back.”

“Fuck you, you lying sack of shit. How dare you scare my mother to death with lies?”

“Juniper. Honey.”

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“Don’t you dare call me honey. This the last time you and I are going to speak directly. After this call, I will be calling your mother, and I will be telling her the same thing I’m going to tell you now. At this very moment I am sober and wide awake. I am not under the influence of alcohol or drugs like you alleged to my mother. I do not need a police intervention. Hear me well, you worm. I filed for a divorce from you. I will get my divorce from you. The fact I needed to get an STD panel of tests done because you cheated on me without wearing a condom is more than enough reason for me to divorce you. I hate you. I hate you with every fiber of my being.”

“You don’t mean that.”

“I do mean it. Also, my mother is standing right here with me in my new kitchen. Do you know who else is here? Phineas. Adil. Beni. All three of them are here. The three of them held me in their arms last night.” She saw her mother’s and Sandra’s eyes lifting curiously, “they cleaned me up when I puked from drinking too much. They tucked Suki in and made sure she was taken care of. They made their intentions to me last night and I’m all for it. The minute you threw away our marriage, it allowed me to explore my sexuality in a way I only ever fantasized about before. I showered with Phineas last night.” Her mother’s mouth curved into a wide grin, “and he washed my hair and my boobs, Kyst. He put his hands all over my naked body and while he remained clothed and treated me respectfully and sweetly, you are no longer the only man to touch me while I was naked.”

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“He touched you when you were drunk?”

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“He bathed me when I was drunk. He then tucked me into bed between his two best friends and the three of them held me and chased nightmares of you away. I’m now in a relationship. with all three of them. We agreed to try this. I don’t owe you anything. I will see you in court if you refuse to sign off the divorce papers. But I mean it when I say, this is the last time we talk. I don’t need your excuses or your reasons. I don’t need to hear your pathetic whining. I hate you. Don’t call me or my mother again.”

“Juniper.”

“My lover is going to finish his investigation, Kyst. He’s going to find out if you fucked around more than the one time.”

“I didn’t.”

“I think you’re lying and I’m going to find out.”

“You won’t find anything because I didn’t do anything with anyone else.”

“We’ll see.”

“Juniper please.”

“Oh, one last thing, Kyst, before I hang up.”

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