207 Girl talk Mia and Liz (2/2)

Mia noticed that Liz is contemplating if she should talk about something or not. ”What makes it worse?”, she urged Liz to continue.

Liz's eyes darted around nervously. ”What?”

”You said that compared to Hawaii, something is worse… what is it?”

Liz cleared her throat. ”Well… it's not really worse… it's more…”

Mia observed Liz blushing while stuttering and she realized: ”HA! You slept with Max!”

Liz didn't want to deny it, no matter how embarrassing it is to talk about it, it's the truth. ”Why are you making a big deal out of it?”

Mia observed Liz with glee. ”When?”

”What?”

”When did you sleep with him? I mean… the first time?” Mia was unable to hide her enthusiasm.

”After the fundraiser.”, Liz responded awkwardly.

Mia's face lit up. Liz finally did it! And Max managed to go where no other man went before! Ah, it happened a week ago and she found out only now? Is it possible that they didn't see each other since then?

Mia's expression turned into a scowl when she connected the timing of events. ”Soooo… you are telling me that while we were busting ourselves looking for you, thinking that something horrible happened, the two of you were doing the nasty on his boat?”

Mia observed Liz's variety of expressions while her blush intensified, and Mia could not be angry at Liz. She burst into giggles. ”No wonder you were offline. OK. I will know for the next time. If both of you are missing, you are busy.”

Mia observed Liz expectantly before asking: ”So? How is it? Olivia told me that Max has quite a reputation. Since you spent Saturday night and most of the Sunday there, it must be good. Did you have enough condoms?”

”We didn't use any.” Liz responded flatly.

Mia blinked. ”What? Are you having unprotected sex?”

Liz smirked smugly. ”I am not like you. I actually dated my boyfriend before we slept, and I started taking the pill as soon as we officially became a couple.”

Liz's words struck Mia where it hurts. Mia can't deny that she slept with Hunter right away, actually, they slept first before confirming their dating status. But she will not give up just yet. ”You taking the pill from day one, tells me that you were ready to sleep with Max as soon as you started dating.”

Liz didn't agree with this logic. ”No. It should tell you that I am thinking about the possibilities. We are both healthy grownups and it's logical that unless we break up, we will end up rolling in the sheets sooner or later. As a modern woman I am taking responsibility for my contraception and I don't want to rely on a guy to be in charge of what will happen to my body. I will never allow myself to risk pregnancy and a lifetime commitment because of a few hours of pleasure.”

Mia was surprised how Liz is resolutely defending her action. And it makes sense. But there was one more thing which caught her attention… ”Few HOURS of pleasure!?”

Liz looked at Mia and smiled smugly in response. Ah, now she is missing Max!

Liz ignored Mia's curious gaze because there is NO WAY she will discuss the details of what she and Max are doing during their sexy time. In Liz's opinion, she already said too much.

”Let's return to the topic of McKenzie… Max found out that she took $5k in cash out of the bank yesterday.”

Mia realized that the topic of Liz and Max sleeping together is over. And the topic turned serious. ”That is a lot of money. People use cash only if they don't want to leave traces.”

”Max is confident that he will find out on what that money is spent, but I have a feeling that whatever it is, it will be for this upcoming party.”

”What makes you think so?”

”A feeling, supported by facts. McKenzie is obsessed with Max and it culminated where she pushed me off the cliff. However, a person like her probably hates me even more after coming out of it unscathed while Max was in the hospital. It is in human nature that when you put an effort into something and it fails, you will continue pursuing it because if you give up, it means that your previous efforts are wasted. McKenzie put many years into following Max and she crossed the border of simple jealousy when she tried to get me out of the way… she is already deeply invested in her infatuation with Max.”

Mia agreed with this. ”McKenzie can do a lot of things with five thousand dollars; she can hire someone to seduce you or kidnap you. What if Max does not find out what she will do with the money? Are you back into a defensive position where you wait to see what she will do?”

”If she stayed quiet in Hawaii, that would be the case. But I know that she crossed the line once, and that means that she will cross it again. I don't want to wait for her to strike first.”

Mia approved. ”What is the plan? You know that you can count on me. And I'm confident that Bri will help as well.”

Liz's expression softened. It is good to know that her friends will support her. ”Thank you. No matter what McKenzie is planning with that money, I will shake her up. She will learn that I am not a person who will get bullied…”

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