The Click Trilogy (53 page)
Authors: Lisa Becker
From: Mark Finlay – August 25, 2013 – 2:03 AM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Hey
Hey, Renee. I didn't want to call in the middle of the night but I wanted to say hey.
From: Renee Greene – August 25, 2013 – 8:59 AM
To: Mark Finlay
Subject: Re: Hey
You're not answering your phone. I miss you, too. I'm sorry. So so sorry. Sorry for what you are going through and sorry for being the one to find out and tell you.
From: Mark Finlay – August 25, 2013 – 10:54 AM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Hey
There's no reason to be sorry. You did me a huge favor. I just wish I had known earlier.
From: Renee Greene – August 25, 2013 – 10:55 AM
To: Mark Finlay
Subject: Re: Hey
Was there something to know about earlier?
From: Mark Finlay – August 25, 2013 – 12:36 PM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Hey
No. She said this was the first time but I don't know if I can trust what she says. I just mean that I wish she had cheated on me sooner so that I wouldn't have wasted so much time with her. God, writing that sounds so strange. Who wishes they could be cheated on sooner?
From: Renee Greene – August 25, 2013 – 12:40 PM
To: Mark Finlay
Subject: Re: Hey
Give yourself a break. I know what you mean. Did she offer any kind of explanation? Was she contrite? Does she want you back? Would you consider forgiving her? Am I asking too many questions? Should I butt out?
From: Mark Finlay – August 25, 2013 – 12:50 PM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Hey
I would expect nothing less than lots of questions and probing from you. I'm actually okay talking about it now…with you. But I don't want Shelley and Ashley knowing all of this. I know that's going to be hard for you. You tell them everything even though you say you don't. Can you at least keep this to yourself?
From: Renee Greene – August 25, 2013 – 12:54 PM
To: Mark Finlay
Subject: Re: Hey
Yes, absolutely. I won't tell a soul. Not even Ethan. And you only need to tell me what you want to tell me. Don't feel pressured to say anything you don't want to.
From: Mark Finlay – August 25, 2013 – 1:16 PM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Hey
I know how curious you are and I've been keeping this all bottled up for weeks now. I'm already feeling good letting my fingers roll over the keyboard to get this all out. I confronted her when she got home from work the night you showed me the magazine photo. I said, "What the fuck is this?" I know, me swearing is very unusual, but honestly, I've never been this angry before. She didn't try to deny it. How could she? It was right there on page 36 for the world to see.
From: Renee Greene – August 25, 2013 – 1:19 PM
To: Mark Finlay
Subject: Re: Hey
Right there for me to see.
From: Mark Finlay – August 25, 2013 – 1:26 PM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Hey
She said it just sort of happened and that she didn't plan it and hadn't been wanting for it to. But it did. I asked if he kissed her, she kissed him or they kissed each other. At least she had the decency to tell me the truth – that they kissed each other. She told me how sorry she was and that she didn't tell me about it because she still loves me and didn't want it to jeopardize our future. She said she wanted us to get past this and asked what she could do.
From: Renee Greene – August 25, 2013 – 1:29 PM
To: Mark Finlay
Subject: Re: Hey
And…is there anything she can do?
From: Mark Finlay – August 25, 2013 – 1:34 PM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Hey
I don't think so. Looking back now, I realize she was wrong for me. I think I so badly wanted what you and Ethan had that I was willing to compromise on things that were important to me. I was fooling myself into thinking that her flaws didn't drive me crazy. Her infidelity just gave me the impetus I needed to be real with myself.
From: Renee Greene – August 25, 2013 – 1:38 PM
To: Mark Finlay
Subject: Re: Hey
Well, I'm sorry that it took something so painful and public to give you the clarity to see things for what they are.
From: Mark Finlay – August 25, 2013 – 1:41 PM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Hey
You mean to see things that all of you have been seeing for a long time now.
From: Renee Greene – August 25, 2013 – 1:47 PM
To: Mark Finlay
Subject: Re: Hey
It's no secret that we weren't fans of Cassidy. If I had a cupcake for every one of Shelley's eye rolls, I would weigh a lot more than I do now. But it really shouldn't matter what we think.
It is about you and your happiness. And if you were happy – which of course now we've established that you weren't – but if you were happy, we would want you two to be together. All we've ever wanted is for you to find happiness.
From: Mark Finlay – August 25, 2013 – 1:50 PM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Hey
I know. And I appreciate you all for it. I just need time to process this all. Let's plan on dinner next week, okay?
From: Renee Greene – August 25, 2013 – 1:51 PM
To: Mark Finlay
Subject: Re: Hey
Absolutely. I'll give you a call.
From: cassidy – August 27, 2013 – 2:45 AM
To: Mark Finlay
Subject: cmon!
mark please stop ignoring me. how can i make things up to you? what can i do?
From: Renee Greene – September 4, 2013 – 10:12 AM
To: Shelley Manning
Subject: NuttyNat Nonsense
You were right. NuttyNat is stupid!
From: Shelley Manning – September 4, 2013 – 10:14 AM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: NuttyNat Nonsense
Oh no, what happened?
From: Renee Greene – September 4, 2013 – 10:22 AM
To: Shelley Manning
Subject: Re: NuttyNat Nonsense
We went to "The Today Show." Because of 9/11, everyone has to sign in to security, show ID, give a blood sample, etc. It's strict. We go to check-in and the security guard asks her to sign in with her name and address. This is what transpires.
Security Guard: Ma'am, I need you to sign in with your name and address please.
Diva: I don't know.
Security Guard: You don't know where you live?
Diva: No. I have people for that.
Then she snapped her fingers and one of her six (six!) entourage members came forward and filled in the missing address.
From: Shelley Manning – September 4, 2013 – 10:28 AM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: NuttyNat Nonsense
Another reason I HATE celebrities. I read once that the more keys you have, the less important you are. And vice versa. Donald Trump doesn't carry any keys because he has people to do everything for him. Whereas his building janitor has keys for every room in the building. Seems to me, Donny is the one mired in filth and shit which makes him low man on my totem pole of import.
From: Renee Greene – September 4, 2013 – 10:30 AM
To: Shelley Manning
Subject: Re: NuttyNat Nonsense
I love it! I miss these conversations. When can we talk?
From: Ashley Gordon – September 9, 2013 – 9:32 AM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: My apologies
Sorry I snapped at you when you called this morning. It's just that Greg and I were arguing when the phone rang because Siobhan….oh, I just can't say it.
From: Renee Greene – September 9, 2013 – 9:34 AM
To: Ashley Gordon
Subject: Re: My apologies
Oh, come on. What did my sweet angel do?
From: Ashley Gordon – September 9, 2013 – 9:36 AM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: My apologies
She's no sweet angel. That's for sure. She…I am shuddering just thinking about it…she removed her diaper this morning and proceeded to fingerpaint all over the mattress and wall with her own feces.
From: Renee Greene – September 9, 2013 – 9:37 AM
To: Ashley Gordon
Subject: Re: My apologies
LOL! So she's a Poop Picasso.
From: Ashley Gordon – September 9, 2013 – 9:38 AM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: My apologies
It's not funny!
From: Renee Greene – September 9, 2013 – 9:39 AM
To: Ashley Gordon
Subject: Re: My apologies
Oh, was her work rather shitty? HA! HA! HA! I really can't stop laughing.
From: Ashley Gordon – September 9, 2013 – 9:46 AM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: My apologies
You and Greg. He just found it to be hilarious, too. And why would he be bothered? He gets to have a hearty laugh and then go to work. I'm the one who had to put on a surgical mask and gloves and clean it all up. Do you know how hard it is to get feces off of a wall?
Even with Greg working at a paint company and knowing that we have the highest quality paint to withstand stains and dirt, it's still not easy getting it all off.
And the mattress. I could go on about the mattress. I just had to throw it out. There's no way to clean it. It's not like I can put it in the washing machine. No, this is decidedly not funny.
From: Renee Greene – September 9, 2013 – 9:49 AM
To: Ashley Gordon
Subject: Re: My apologies
You're right. It doesn't sound funny or fun. I'm sorry. I'd offer to help but I'm swamped at work right now.
From: Ashley Gordon – September 9, 2013 – 9:51 AM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: My apologies
That's just what Greg said. No, I did it. Everything's clean but now I need to run to the baby store and buy a new mattress. I'll call you later.
From: Renee Greene – September 9, 2013 – 9:52 AM
To: PBCupLover
Subject: Fwd: Re: My apologies
See below. I can't stop laughing.
From: PBCupLover – September 9, 2013 – 9:53 AM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: My apologies
That sounds awful. I can't believe you don't have more sympathy for her.
From: Renee Greene – September 9, 2013 – 9:54 AM
To: PBCupLover
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: My apologies
You're laughing too, aren't you?
From: PBCupLover – September 9, 2013 – 9:56 AM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: My apologies
YES! I fell out of my chair in hysterics. While I do feel sorry for Ashley, just the thought of her wiping smeared shit off her walls is comic gold…or brown. Makes my crappy day look pretty good.
From: Renee Greene – September 9, 2013 – 9:58 AM
To: PBCupLover
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: My apologies
Why is your day crappy? (And good pun!)
From: PBCupLover – September 9, 2013 – 10:00 AM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: My apologies
