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The grey light of morning seeped through the living room blinds, striping the worn fabric of the sofa where Jake lay, staring at the unblinking eye of the smoke detector on the ceiling. Hours had passed since sleep had offered any escape from the previous night's torment. The apartment was too quiet. He heard the faint click of the bedroom door opening.

Lily appeared in the doorway, a silhouette against the dimmer light of the hall. Even in her distress, wrapped in a short silk robe that did little to hide the long, elegant line of her legs or the soft curve of her hips, she sent a familiar, unwanted ache through him. Her dark, glossy hair was tousled from sleep, her face pale. Her green eyes, usually so bright, were wide and red-rimmed.

"Jake?" Her voice was a raw whisper.

He sat up, the movement stiff. "I'm calling him, Lily." His own voice was a rasp. "He needs to fucking hear it. He needs to know what he did to you, to us."

Tears welled in Lily's eyes, genuine and overflowing. She clutched the lapels of her silk robe tighter around her, her shoulders trembling. "Okay, Jake. Yes." Her voice broke. "He... he needs to understand. What he did was... monstrous.

Jake grabbed his phone from the coffee table beside the sofa, his fingers jabbing at the screen. He found Barry's number and hit dial, then slammed the speakerphone button. The tinny ringing filled the tense silence of the living room. Lily crossed from the bedroom doorway, perching on the edge of the sofa near him, her bare arm brushing his as she leaned in, her gaze fixed on the phone as if it were a venomous snake.

"Yeah?" Barry's voice, when it finally came through, was thick with sleep, casual.

Jake's control snapped. "Barry, you fucking psycho! Do you have any idea what you did last night?"

A pause. Then, "Jake? What the hell are you on about?"

"Faking my account, you son of a bitch!" Jake surged to his feet, pacing the small space in front of the sofa. "Typing those things... tricking Lily into believing it was me... making her... making her do those things with you! That was sick, Barry! You violated her! You violated us!"

Lily leaned towards the phone. "Barry... how could you?" Her voice was raw with tears, with a genuine, cutting anger. "You used me... you made me think Jake wanted... all those things we did. You took advantage of my trust... you made me feel... disgusting!"

Another pause, longer this time. When Barry spoke again, the sleepiness was gone, replaced by a defensive edge. "Alright, alright, calm down, both of you. Look, maybe faking the account was a bit much, okay? I'll give you that. But let's not pretend this came out of nowhere."

"What the fuck is that supposed to mean?" Jake spat.

"It means Lily plays these games all the time," Barry's voice was sharper now, an accusatory undertone creeping in. "She teases, she shows off that incredible body of hers... she practically begs for attention with those dance clips and suggestive photos. And you, Jake, you eat it up. You love watching her push boundaries, don't you? I just took it a step further. Gave you both what you were clearly hinting at, what you really wanted, even if you won't admit it to yourselves right now."

Lily gasped, shaking her head, tears streaming down her face.

"So, yeah," Barry continued, his voice hardening, "maybe I misjudged how far to take the method, but the desire? That was all you two. Don't try to pin this all on me."

Jake's face was flushed, his fists clenched. "Save your bullshit

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