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need to lose yourself, but something has changed now.”
    “What is that?” she asked. Her arms were folded
around her body. To Tristan the position looked like she was trying to ward off
some kind of pain.
    “You’ve got me. We’ll get through this together. All
your pain and suffering will come to me.”
    “You’re invading, Tristan.”
    “No, I’m taking over and controlling the situation,
which is what I should have done months ago. I’ve let it go. You don’t eat, and
from the looks of it you barely sleep. All that is going to
change.”
    He finished pouring the alcohol down the sink then
pulled the keys from his pocket. “Come on, we’ve got to go out.”
    “Why? Where are we going?” she asked.
    “Shopping. You
need some food in this place.” He didn’t wait for an answer. Taking her hand he
pulled her outside. The town was busy with market day. He didn’t take her to
the market. He pulled her toward his car parked outside of the station. He saw
Stefan’s bike was parked alongside Kevin’s truck. The two men must be trying to
woo the woman inside. “I feel sorry for Marla. Poor woman doesn’t stand a
chance against those two.”
    Vicki mumbled in agreement. Opening the passenger
door to the car he waited for her to climb inside before going around to his
side.
    “Where are we going? There’s a supermarket several
doors down from the mechanic shop,” Vicki said.
    “I know. I don’t feel like listening to everyone
talk about Kate. I know she’s still in town, but the less I see of her the better,” he said.
    “What happened?” Vicki asked.
    “What should have happened a long time ago. My eyes were opened to the real woman Kate is. She’s
used to getting her own way. Being married to me and off getting what she
wanted was fine while it was on her own shift. Now, she’s turned nasty. You
might start to hear some crap about me if she decides to stay in town.”
    Tristan knew Kate better than his wife realised. He
wasn’t going to let her bring him down no matter how much she wanted to.
    ****
    Buckling up her seatbelt, Vicki listened to
everything Tristan had to say. Her hands were shaking from the small amount of
alcohol she’d drunk. She was ashamed because what Tristan said was the truth.
    Up until recently she never touched the stuff.
Watching the way people changed scared her. Alcohol scared her, and yet she’d
started to drink in order to numb the pain inside.
    Watching him pour the contents of the two bottles
was enough for her to realise she needed to change. Two bottles were two more
than she’d ever owned. The fact she’d poured whisky into her coffee was even
more shameful to her.
    Pushing the few strands of hair off her face she
looked out of the window at the passing scenery.
    “Where are we going?” she asked.
    “To a quieter place to buy some
groceries.” Tristan didn’t elaborate, and she wasn’t in the
mood to know more.
    “Do you really think Kate will cause you problems?”
Vicki asked. From the way he described the other woman, Kate sounded like a
person to avoid conflict.
    “She’s a lawyer. Losing anything is not something
she’s comfortable with,” Tristan said. “I’m prepared for everything. She may
even hit out at you and our age difference.”
    “Why would she try? You know her secret about the
pain thing.”
    “Yeah, I do. She also knows I wouldn’t out her
unless I had to. If I out her then I’d be blacklisted. The people in our scene
would see me as a snitch. It’s complicated.”
    “But you’re not part of the scene anymore. What would
it matter?”
    “It wouldn’t, and I’m hoping Kate will realise that
before she tries something fucking stupid.”
    Vicki nodded. “You swear a lot when you’re angry.”
    “I’ve got a lot to be angry about.” He slammed his
hands on the steering wheel. “I put my life on hold. I’m forty-five years old,
and when I met Kate I thought I’d be settled with a couple of kids.”
    She saw when he