Amber Keeps Calling Dave While His Secrets With Evelyn Begin to Surface
The House Was Unusually Quiet
Amber sat on the couch, tightly gripping her phone as she stared at the screen.
One name kept appearing in her recent calls.
Dave.
She had already called him several times.
No answer.
Amber took a deep breath and tried again.
Calling Dave…
The phone rang.
Once.
Twice.
Three times.
Then it went straight to voicemail.
Amber lowered the phone and shook her head.
“Why is he not answering me?” she whispered.
She tried to stay calm. Maybe Dave was busy. Maybe he was in a meeting.
Maybe his phone was on silent.
But something inside her told her that this wasn’t normal.
She called again.
This time, Dave finally answered.
Dave: “Amber?”
Amber: “Dave, where are you?”
Dave: “I told you I was busy.”
Amber: “I know what you told me, but you also said you were going to call me back.”
Dave: “I said I would.”
Amber: “When?”
Dave: “Amber, I’ll call you later.”
“Wait.”
Amber’s voice became serious.
Amber: “Are you with Evelyn?”
Silence.
Dave didn’t answer.
Amber: “Dave?”
Dave: “I’m not doing this right now.”
Amber: “You didn’t answer my question.”
Dave: “Because I don’t owe you an explanation every five minutes.”
Amber stared at the phone in disbelief.
Amber: “So now I’m the problem?”
Dave: “I didn’t say that.”
Amber: “But that’s exactly what you’re making it sound like!”
Dave: “Amber, I need some space.”
Amber: “You need space?”
Dave: “Yes.”
Amber: “You’ve been acting different for days, Dave. You disappear.
You don’t answer your phone. And every time I ask what’s going on,
you tell me you’re busy.”
Dave: “I have a lot going on.”
Amber: “So do I!”
Dave: “Then focus on that.”
Amber’s expression hardened.
Amber: “Wow.”
Dave didn’t respond.
Amber: “Is that really all you have to say?”
Dave: “Amber, I’ll talk to you later.”
The call ended.
Amber slowly lowered her phone.
She wasn’t just angry anymore.
She was scared.
Something was happening.
And Dave was clearly hiding something.
Across Town
Dave was sitting at a table with Wayne.
Wayne had been watching him closely for several minutes.
Finally, he spoke.
Wayne: “You sure you want to keep doing this?”
Dave: “Doing what?”
Wayne: “Hiding things.”
Dave: “I’m not hiding anything.”
Wayne gave him a skeptical look.
Wayne: “That’s not what it looks like.”
Dave remained silent.
Wayne: “You know Evelyn is going to become part of this eventually.”
Dave’s expression immediately changed.
Dave: “Leave Evelyn out of it.”
Wayne shook his head.
Wayne: “That’s exactly the problem, Dave. You can’t keep everybody
separated forever.”
Dave stood up.
Dave: “I know what I’m doing.”
Wayne: “No, Dave. You think you do.”
Dave: “What are you trying to say?”
Wayne: “I’m saying that Amber deserves the truth.”
Dave’s jaw tightened.
Dave: “You don’t understand.”
Wayne: “Then explain it.”
Dave said nothing.
Wayne: “How long do you really think you can keep this secret?”
Dave looked away.
He knew Wayne was right.
But admitting the truth could destroy everything.
Amber Gets A Message
Back at home, Amber sat quietly scrolling through her phone.
Suddenly, a message appeared.
It wasn’t from Dave.
It was from someone who knew about the situation between Dave,
Wayne, and Evelyn.
“You need to ask Dave about the deal he made with Evelyn.”
“What deal?” she whispered.
She immediately called Dave.
No answer.
She tried again.
Still nothing.
Amber stood up.
“Okay. If he won’t tell me, somebody else will.”
She grabbed her purse.
But before she could leave, her phone buzzed again.
“And ask him why Wayne knows about it.”
Amber froze.
“Wayne?”
Suddenly, everything started connecting.
Wayne had been around more often.
Evelyn’s name kept coming up.
And Dave had become increasingly defensive.
Amber sat back down.
She remembered something Dave had told her before.
He had admitted that he had a complicated history with Evelyn.
But he had promised Amber that everything was handled.
Now she wasn’t so sure.
“Maybe I believed him too easily,” Amber whispered.
Her phone buzzed again.
This time, there was no message.
There was a video.
Amber stared at it.
She wasn’t ready to press play.
But she knew she had to.
Dave Finally Calls
Later that evening, Dave finally called.
Amber answered immediately.
Amber: “Where have you been?”
Dave: “I told you I’d call.”
Amber: “You also told me everything was fine.”
Dave: “It is.”
Amber: “No, Dave. It isn’t.”
Dave: “What are you talking about?”
Amber took a deep breath.
Amber: “What’s your deal with Evelyn?”
Silence.
Dave’s breathing became heavier.
Dave: “Who told you about that?”
Amber’s eyes widened.
Amber: “So there is something!”
Dave: “I didn’t say that.”
Amber: “You didn’t have to!”
Dave: “Amber, listen to me. Whatever you’re hearing,
there’s more to the story.”
Amber: “Then tell me the story.”
Dave: “I will.”
Amber: “When?”
Dave: “Soon.”
Amber: “That’s what you always say.”
Dave didn’t answer.
Then Amber asked the question that completely changed the conversation.
Amber: “Does Wayne know?”
Dave remained silent.
Amber: “Dave… does Wayne know?”
Finally, Dave spoke.
Dave: “Yes.”
Amber: “And you never told me?”
Dave: “I was trying to protect you.”
Amber: “Protect me from what?”
Dave hesitated.
Before he could answer, another voice came through the phone.
Evelyn: “Dave, we need to talk.”
Amber’s entire expression changed.
Amber: “Is that Evelyn?”
Dave looked toward Evelyn.
Dave: “Amber—”
But the call had already ended.
The Next Morning
Amber woke up with one decision.
She wasn’t going to chase Dave anymore.
No more calls.
No more messages.
No more begging for answers.
She placed her phone on the table and whispered:
“If Dave wants to explain, he knows where to find me.”
Meanwhile, Dave was sitting with Wayne and Evelyn.
The tension in the room was unbearable.
Wayne: “You should’ve told her yourself.”
Evelyn: “It wasn’t my place.”
Dave: “Can both of you stop?”
Wayne: “No. Because this has gone too far.”
Dave: “You promised me you wouldn’t say anything.”
Wayne: “I promised I wouldn’t expose you without giving you
a chance to tell the truth.”
Evelyn: “And you had your chance.”
Dave looked down.
He knew there was no way out anymore.
Wayne: “I have the messages.”
Dave: “What messages?”
Wayne: “The ones between you and Evelyn.”
Evelyn looked nervous.
Evelyn: “Wayne…”
Wayne: “No more secrets.”
Dave stood up.
Dave: “You don’t know what you’re doing.”
Wayne: “I know exactly what I’m doing.”
Then Wayne placed the phone on the table.
The screen showed multiple messages.
Messages between Dave and Evelyn.
Messages Amber had never seen.
And one conversation stood out more than the others.
Dave looked terrified.
“Wayne, don’t.”
Wayne: “Then you should’ve told Amber the truth.”
The Video
That evening, Amber’s phone buzzed.
A video had been sent to her.
She stared at the screen for several seconds.
Then she pressed play.
The video showed Dave, Wayne, and Evelyn sitting together.
Amber watched silently.
Then she heard Dave say something that made her heart stop.
“Amber can never know about the second part of the deal.”
Amber immediately paused the video.
“The second part?”
She replayed it.
Same words.
Same voice.
Same Dave.
Amber’s breathing became heavier.
“What did you do, Dave?”
Then another message appeared.
“If you want the truth, ask Dave what happened with the $4 million house.”
Amber stared at the message.
“The $4 million house?”
Suddenly, everything seemed connected.
The deal with Evelyn.
Wayne knowing everything.
Dave’s secrecy.
The strange phone calls.
And now the mysterious house.
Amber slowly sat down.
“For the first time, I think Evelyn might not be the biggest problem.”
She looked at her phone.
“Maybe the real secret is the deal.”
One Last Call
Amber picked up her phone.
She called Dave one final time.
This time, when he answered, Amber didn’t sound angry.
She sounded calm.
Too calm.
Amber: “Dave.”
Dave: “Amber?”
Amber: “I know about the second part of the deal.”
Silence.
Dave stopped breathing for a moment.
Dave: “Amber… who told you?”
Amber: “That’s the part you’re going to find out.”
Dave: “Listen to me—”
Amber: “No.”
Dave became quiet.
Amber: “You’ve had enough chances to tell me the truth.”
Dave: “Amber, it’s not what you think.”
Amber: “Then tomorrow shouldn’t be difficult.”
Dave: “What happens tomorrow?”
Amber: “Tomorrow, you’re going to sit down with me…”
She paused.
“…and you’re going to tell me everything.”
