Page 114 of Craving Paradise
Jasper:Why did you not tell me?
Lauren:You made it clear you never wanted to speak to me ever again.
Jasper:Yet you unblocked me.
Lauren:My fingers must have slipped.
Jasper:I’m assuming you’ve just found out Alistair is there too?
Lauren:Yep, Elle told me.
Jasper:He’s so happy that he’s found her again. He never gave up hope.
Lauren:Good for them.
Lauren:I can see you did, though.
Why did I type that?
There’s silence for a couple of moments.
Jasper:I had to.
Lauren:I know.
Lauren:How do you feel now that you’ve found me?
Jasper:Confused.
Lauren:I heard you had fun at the opening.
Jasper:Were you there?
Lauren:Yes.
Jasper:I looked for you.
Lauren:I didn’t want to be found. I couldn’t watch you fuck other women.
Jasper:Why?
Lauren:Why do you think?
Jasper:I don’t know. That’s why I asked.
What do I say to that? I scrub the tears from my cheeks.
Lauren:Because it would have ripped my heart out.
Jasper:Didn’t think you cared.
How can he say that?Because you disappeared.
Lauren:I was supporting a friend.
Jasper:The same friend who will probably hightail it back to London with her billionaire boyfriend.
I don’t like his tone about Elle.