Choking back the sadness,she pulled her arms around his neck,buried her face in his back."I miss you so much".She mumbled.
He dragged her hands away and frowned,"Go get sleep."
The wine had a strong delayed effect.She was encouraged by drunkenness to throw herself in his arms.
Despite her efforts,the condescending man still ignored her.
She felt so humiliated that she buried her face in his back and shed a tear.
Joshua squinted,and pulled her away.
Lydia was caught off guard and suddenly kissed by the man before she snorted.
His kissed her deeply,and didnt let go of her until she couldnt exhale.
He whispered,"How can I know you miss me?Dont stop."
Long absence did make the heart grow fonder…They did it til the midnight.
……
In others eyes Joshua was abstinent,but he behaved totally different in front of Lydia.
When she came to workplace next day,she nearly dozed off.
"Come to my office."Someone tapped on her desk.
Without bothering to raise her head,Lydia knew it was Monica Davis,her leader and Joshuas childhood crush and adorer.She stood up and followed Monica into the office.
The second the door closed,Monica taunted,"You must have spent the whole night doing it.No wonder you are so drowsy.This is what you should be used for."
Having heard this like a million times,she retorted,"Well,at least I do better than you."
Though Joshua didnt totally keep his nose clean as they said,he was still out of most womens league.
Lydias words annoyed Monica."Why do you think he dates you?You just take an advantage of your look.Save it!"
Monica moved to her,staring Lydia up and down."Look at you,totally looking like her.Be realistic!"
Her words seemed to bite physically into Lydia."You dont have her face,you dont get the chance.There would be someone else even without me."
"How dare you!"Monica was about to slap Lydia.
Lydia dodged that easily,and grabbed her hand."For craps sake,grab the chance to do a plastic surgery.Make your face look like hers since youre so jealous."
Monica clenched her teeth,but soon calmed down.With a crooked smile,she was plotting something evil.
"Do you know why Joshua was abroad for such a long time?"
"I dont care."Lydia was leaving the office.
Suddenly a wax of photos were flung to her face,falling towards the ground.
A photo attracted Lydias attention,and a woman on it came into her view.Lydia felt the world spin,and everything seemed to fade from her view.
The photo was Joshua and that woman.They looked at each other on a busy street,and their presence seemed to pale the gracious city into insignificance.The womans glowing eyes accommodate her smile.She loved him.
For Lydia,it was at this moment that her walls came down.It was hard for her not to take it into account.Lydia could deal with the fact that Joshua fell fo another woman and only used her as the womans substitute.In any case,that woman didnt love him,but Lydia never thought they loved each other.
The tears filled and blurred her eyes.
Monica sneered,caught Lydia off guard and slapped her around.Monica was about to scold her when a tall man showed up at the door.
"Hi…Joshua,how are you doing…"
Joshua glanced at the photos scattering on the floor,and Lydia who turned her back to him,and then glowered at Monica.
"Meet you in my office."He said quickly and left.
Monica felt uneasy,but was soon complacent when seeing Lydias embarrassment.
"I bet you didnt see it coming.He was abroad for her,and they got back together.You are gonna be the mock of the group."Then Monica left triumphantly.
Lydia lowered her head and stared at those photos.
Look they were so happy together.Laughing,staring at each other,and walking together.Each photo was like a knife to her heart.
Lydia thought,she was always a substitute for Jennifer Lee,the woman he loved deeply.