Phineas Perez II - Part II "No. Not all of it," he shot a sad, remorseful look in Juniper's direction. "I'm going to make it up to her though. We put her in a safe apartment where he won't find her, and Beni and Adil are helping." "Beni, you make sure the little prick loses more than his fair share of his assets when you oversee her divorce. Adil, I don't know what the fuck you can do. You're good for spying on people and cracking jokes." "You wound me, Mr. P." "I've tried multiple times on fishing trips to do it mortally and yet you still exist." Adil grinned at Juniper, "he's mad because two weeks ago, I dropped his favorite bottle of scotch he'd brought back from Scotland. He said he won't forgive me until I bring him another one. Do you want to come to Europe with me to pick it up?" She shook her head, "I think I'll sit this one out." "If you change your mind." He winked at her playfully. "Phineas, you make sure your bullshit isn't going to cause anyone else more grief." "Well, I'm sure Denise's parents are going to be terribly upset 1/5 11:41 when they realize what she's done, Dad. I simply couldn't do it without the proof, and I needed the proof. Her friends are going to be quite sad as well once they realize their free ride is coming to an end." "Phineas, you're going for the jugular." "She told Juniper's husband she was sexually deprived because dick doesn't work, and I suffer with ED." my "Do you? Is it broken?" "No, it's repulsed by her completely and tries to crawl back up into my body each time she steps into a room with me," he ducked away from his mother's head slap, "but I promise you, it works perfectly fine and someday I will happily provide you the Phineas Perez the Fourth you want so much but it won't be her crotch goblin, that's for sure." Her father was quiet a moment and then he grunted, "the cheater is still out here whining about letting him into Maeve's apartment. Hold on a minute." Juniper was surprised by the way Phineas' father suddenly spoke, "hey, kid on my screen. You should know Maeve isn't here. I called my wife, and she took Maeve to your daughter. They're taking care of her. My understanding is she needs women around her right now and not a man. They asked me to pass along the request to give the girl some space. She will call you when she's ready and not a minute before and if I find out you're not respecting her request for peace, I have a couple of old army buddies who'd be willing to help me teach you a lesson on respecting boundaries." "She's my wife and I need to find her. She's hurting." "Did she ask you for, son? No. She did not. A man knows when to listen to his woman. Are you a man? Clearly not if she asked you to leave her alone and you're here. Leave Juniper alone. Now get the fuck off my property before I call the police." Juniper looked at her mother who made wide eyes back at her and pushed the plate in her direction and waved at her to eat. She took a bite of the peanut butter sandwich and pursed her lips at the nostalgic snack. This was always her mother's go-to to ensure her daughter was fed and full. Benicio pushed a cup of tea in her way. "Phineas, tell Juniper, the boy is getting in his car and leaving. Keep her safe, son." "Will do, Dad." "I'll be home in a bit, Phin. Love you." Sandra said with a smile and hung up the call with a shake of her head at Juniper. "They aren't much for manners or sugar coating anything, but my boys do have good hearts buried in there somewhere." She patted her son's chest and then motioned to the packet, "what else is in there." 3/5 11:41 "The deed to this place." Phineas shrugged. "Confirmation of a bank transfer I promised Juniper if she let me use her apartment as the backdrop to my marital demise and in the manila folder there are your divorce papers, Juniper. Beni wants you to sign those before he leaves. He'll be filing them in the morning." "Why don't you rush her a bit more?" Sandra grunted, "what if she doesn't want to divorce him? Some women work it out." "I'll kick her ass," Maeve said bluntly. "I'd kick my own," Juniper retorted. "I love him. God knows I love him, and this hurts more than I care to admit. It hurts so bad it feels like my lungs are on fire and my skin is burning, and my entire world is crashing down on me, but I'd rather die from the pain of heartbreak than forgive this. He knew I valued the fact we were each other's only. It was important to me. I know it's not realistic in today's world, but it felt so special to me that for all of our lives I would be his and he would be mine. Then, if it wasn't bad enough," she wiped away and angry tear as she shredded her sandwich on her plate, "he brought her into our home, into our bed. What the fuck is wrong with him he couldn't do it in a hotel or a motel like any other cheating bastard? Why my bed?" "Because he could get caught in a hotel or motel," Adil said quietly. "We'd never be able to get into our apartment to get our proof. She could be going to any floor on the building, and it would take some strategic planning. If you weren't going to 4/5 11:41 agree to the plan, I was going to rent the unit below you at the end of the month when the tenant moves out, but Denise knows my face. We would have needed to use someone else from my company to catch them and they aren't as good as me." "She knows you're a PI." Juniper nodded with exhaustion as it dawned on her, "she knew her husband's best friend is a PI and it's why they were discrete the way they were. If we'd not put the cameras in, I'd never have known." She looked around the room angrily. "I want justice. They don't deserve to be this sneaky and conniving and to get away with it." Phineas nodded, "justice for Juniper is going to be our motto for the next little while. Part one is going to be you, laying low, getting rest, and not going to work. Avoid the places you usually go to and only meet with him with Beni present. We're going to protect you Juniper, but we all saw things today in his behavior which left us disturbed. Until we know what we're dealing with, don't meet with him alone." 5/5 6 Write your comment ir Gifts 11:41