Pea leaned forward. “You know, men only cheat because they like what’s on offer. It’s what the club is about, and your sister knows what’s going on.”
Turning to her brother-in-law, she glared at him. “You think telling me that my sister knows you’re a cheating ass makes it any better? Do you think it’s going to make me like you any more? You’re an asshole. Get the fuck out of my car.”
Her usual placid personality had gone. She was tired of dealing with Pea and her sister’s bullshit. This was one of the reasons she was never getting married. In her books, the man always remained faithful, and she didn’t know how her sister did this all the time with Pea. It would drive her crazy.
Climbing out of the car, she moved toward Melissa.
“He was at the club, chasing whores.”
There was no sadness present on her sister’s face, and Penny hated it. She didn’t get it. Hugging her sister, she walked into her sister’s home going straight toward the kitchen.
“Rage is here as well?”
“Apparently, you invited him.”
“He’s got a thing for you. He has for a long time. You’re just too blind to see it.”
“Rage doesn’t have a thing for me. He barely talks to me.”
Melissa stared at her, and Penny swiped a carrot off the plate. “Stop eating, and you’re blind. The books you write, and you can’t even see when a guy is into you.”
“Fuck off, Mel.” Eating the carrot, she stared at her sister. “How do you do it?”
“How do I do what?”
“Cope with Pea screwing around on you.”
Her sister didn’t even flinch at her words. “It’s our thing.”
“Okay, I’m confused right now.”
“I love Pea, and in his own way, he cares about me. He takes care of me, provides me with a nice house, and I don’t have to go out for work.”
“Is that it?”
“He cheats, and when I catch him, he feels bad, and he becomes attentive to me. You just don’t see it. I like it, so I don’t see a reason to change.”
Penny frowned. “Does it even bother you at all that Pea is screwing other women?”
“No. It doesn’t.”
Crossing her arms, Penny glared at her sister. “What was with all the damn tears?” When Penny had made it to her sister’s she’d found Melissa standing in the kitchen, crying.
“I know you’ll go and get him for me if I’m crying. If I show you I don’t care, then you don’t care.”
Penny was so angry at her sister. “The tears are lies?”
“Yes. Come on, Penny, I was always able to cry when I wanted to.”
Melissa was her older sister, and right now, Penny was so mad, she wanted to hit her own sister.