67-Chasing You

John picked up the burner phone he’d bought and accessed the company directory and found Bess’s address and phone number. He glared at his mother sitting silently beside him and waited for Bess to answer. It rang several times before she answered and when she did her voice was chopped and cold.

“What do you want John?” She asked angrily. Anna was more than just her Boss’s wife, she was her best friend and right now she was in best friend mode as she spoke to him. Frankly, she didn’t care if he fired her or not.

“I need to talk to Anna Please.”

“Nope, She’d not here,” Bess said popping the P on the word Nope.

“I don’t believe you,” John said quietly trying to keep the panic out of his voice.

“Whatever you say boss, but I’m telling you she’d not here.”

“Where is she?”

“I don’t have to tell you anything, you lost that right when you cheated on her “