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laughing, then sobered when Kate didn’t laugh with her. “Sorry. Go on.”
    “I was sad and angry and lonely. He started leaving gifts for me with instructions, and I did what he asked me to.”
    “Like?”
    Kate shrugged again. “Ben Wa balls. Stuff like that.”
    “He’s the guy you said introduced you to toys?”
    “Yes.”
    “But you didn’t know who he was at the time?”
    “Right.”
    “Wow.” Angie raised her hands, biting her lip in an obvious attempt not to smile. “I’m just imaging how Brock must have felt when he found your letter. He must have thought he’d hit the lottery. Then he started sending you naughty gifts, and you liked them?”
    Kate covered her face with her hands. “It was a game, and for a while it was fun. When I think about what he had me do, in front of Brock, in a way that Brock wouldn’t know, I could die. He knew. He knew exactly what I was doing. Oh, my God, he must have been laughing at me the whole time.”
    “Laughing? Doubtful. More likely he was having difficulty hiding his perpetual hard-on. That was every man’s wet dream. He told you what to do to him, and you did it.”
    “I can’t ever look at him again.”
    Angie was quiet for a moment, then said, “I could be wrong, but when we talked about Mr. Elf—” Angie chuckled, then stopped and continued, “Sorry, I can’t say that with a straight face. When you mentioned the man who introduced you to sex toys, you sounded grateful to him.”
    Kate lowered her hands. “I was. I felt like I was sinking before I met Mr. Elf. I know it sounds insane, but he jolted me out of a depression I didn’t realize I was falling into. He challenged me to do things I wouldn’t normally do, to not care what people thought of me. Mr. Elf was partly the reason why I said hi to you the first day we met. I used to be very shy. I normally would have looked away and walked by without saying anything.”
    “So Brock did you a favor.”
    Grudgingly, Kate nodded. “Yes, but he lied about it.”
    “Did you ask him if he was Mr. Elf?”
    “No, but come on, that’s a pretty big thing to keep to yourself.”
    “I understand why you’re upset, but I don’t think you should break up with him over this.”
    “Are you fucking serious?”
    Angie smiled. “You’re beginning to sound like me.”
    Kate half smiled at that comment. “Well, then you can blame me when your sons start saying it.” In a more serious tone, Kate added, “My ex-husband lied about everything. I don’t know if I can forgive Brock for this.”
    “Brock didn’t technically lie. He didn’t tell you everything, but that’s not the same thing.”
    “He played me, Angie.”
    Angie sat back down on the couch. “Yes, but it was a game you admit was good for you. So, where’s the harm? He obviously cares about you. Anyone with two eyes can tell he’s in love with you—he’s even said it himself.”
    Kate went to sit beside Angie on the couch again. “So, I just pretend I don’t know? I don’t think I can do that.”
    Angie laughed and rubbed her hands together. “Oh, hell no. He thinks he outsmarted you. You need to give him a taste of his own medicine. Good, harmless fun, laced with a little bit of payback, sounds like just what he deserves.”
    “How would I do that?”
    “You need to text Mr. Elf.”
     
    ***
     
    The next day Brock sat at his desk and attempted to work. He hadn’t slept at all; not talking to Kate was driving him crazy. He had to read every email twice, and his headache, which no amount of over-the-counter pills could rid him of, wasn’t helping.
    The door to his work trailer swung open and slammed shut as Tyler burst in. “Hey, good news, it was Summer the other night. Or is that bad news? I just realized something: On one hand, I didn’t accidently sleep with both of them. On the other hand, I didn’t sleep with both of them. Shit, I was really happy when I got the text from Summer saying she enjoyed the other night, but now