“Who was the second married guy?”
“Jason Breckenridge.” He leaned back and blew out a deep breath. “Now that’s a crazy story.”
I neatly printed the name ‘Jason Breckenridge’ and then nodded for Adam to go on.
“Okay, so… you know how Lindsay and Trina used to be best friends?” he asked.
I stared at him, eyes wide. “Huh?”
“They were best friends,” he repeated.
“I didn’t know that. I thought it was you and Trina who were best friends.”
“Not back then. We were definitely close, and we hung out all the time, but she was closer to Lindsay. They had more in common because they were both girls. You know how it is.”
I slowly shook my head. “I honestly had no idea.”
“Really? Trina never mentioned it?”
I thought back to when I first met Trina. She’d brought Lindsay up and told me that she died, but only in a brief, detached kind of way. Because of that, I got the impression that they were just acquaintances who knew each other through Adam. Not friends.
Certainly not bestfriends.
“No. She’s never said a word about it,” I said, brows knitting in a confused frown.
Adam frowned too. “Huh. That’s strange,” he said. “She never mentions Lindsay around me, but I always figured that was just because she doesn’t want to upset me or make things awkward. I didn’t think she’d hold back from you, though.”
“Yeah. It’s weird.”
He shrugged. “I’m sure she has her reasons.”
“I guess so.”
I didn’t write Trina’s name down on the list, but I made a mental note to chat to her about this at some stage. I didn’t think she was capable of hurting anyone, but I still wanted to find out why she was so reluctant to share anything about her close friendship with Lindsay, just to cover all the bases.
“Anyway, like I was saying,” Adam went on. “They were best friends. As close as sisters. Whenever Trina’s parents hosted family lunches or dinners, they’d always let her invite Lindsay. That’s where Jason Breckenridge comes in.”
“Who is he?”
Adam cocked his head to one side. “Has Trina ever told you about her older sister?” he asked.
I nodded. “Samantha, right?”
“Yup. Anyway, she got married near the end of 2017. Jason was her husband.”
“Was, or still is?”
“We’ll get to that,” he said, lifting a palm. “Anyway, in April last year, Trina’s parents hosted a big Easter lunch. Lindsay was invited, as usual. She met Jason there.”
“And they hooked up?”
“Not that day. But Jason ended up getting Lindsay’s number out of Trina’s phone when she wasn’t looking. They started texting, and after that, one thing led to another.” Adam let out a sigh and shook his head. “I think Lindsay knew how wrong it was, but she had a lot of trouble controlling herself. She was always like that.”
“Right.”
“Anyway, Samantha came home early one day and found them together.”
“Oh, shit. She must’ve been devastated.”