Hold My Tear, I’m Getting My Wife Back!

Chapter 13

up of girls giggled with a suggestive tone “It’s barely dusk and you’re already darting. upstairs. You can’t wait, can you?”

The girl in the miniskirt flushed with a bashful grin. “Stop it, guys!”

Her voice was soft and sweet, so pleasing that even Leanne thought it was pleasant to the ear.

Curtis removed the cigarette from his lips, revealing hands that spoke of a life of leisure, sinewy and refined, his fingers as pristine and noble as carved ivory.

He tapped the half-smoked cigarette in a dark grey crystal ashtray, the ashes tumbling into it, and let out a short, husky chuckle.

He was the epitome of nonchalance.

“I’m not paralyzed. I don’t need help to go to bed.”

Joy’s temper flared again. “Being paralyzed is a good idea.”

Pretending not to hear Curtis flirting, Leanne focused on shelling pistachios, “Don’t go cursing him. If he ends up paralyzed, I’ll be the one stuck looking after him.”

Joy thought it over, then said, “Let the upper half of his body paralyze then!”

“What’s that supposed to be? A brain injury?”

“A walking

handful of nuts into Joy’s mouth, “Would you just shut

a bee. Leanne glanced up and muttered a thanks.

tonight.

and bright eyes met his, and

common knowledge that the rooms upstairs were for those who had too much to drink and

certainly made things less

Her

it nearly made

moment, that “miniskirt” girl inched closer to Curtis, her ample

next week. Are you free to come and

an

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thought to herself, it’s no surprise that her voice was so

Leanne. “think I am about to throw

unexpected agility, lifting her feet off the ground. “Don’t

was casual and teasing. “I’m allergic to

“Maybe if you listen