Housewife Gone Wild

Melissa froze for a second, and then her eyes lit up. She clinked her glass against mine, tears still shimmering. “To new beginnings. And may everything go your way.”

I smiled from the bottom of my heart.

While we were eating, a waiter showed up with three fancy–looking dishes.

Melissa blinked. “I didn’t order these. Must be a mix–up?”

The waiter smiled, “Compliments of Mr. Holcomb. Your bill’s taken care of.”

Melissa’s head snapped to me. “Jared sent these?”

I took a bite. “Not bad. Let’s eat–no sense wasting good food.”

Melissa laughed awkwardly. “One of these probably costs more than my entire meal.”

Maybe he felt guilty and was trying to make up for things with cash? That was

still looked confused by my calm. She leaned in, her voice serious. “Yvonne was so cozy with that woman. If I didn’t

me hover over Yvonne like a

get a paper cut.

poke until my skin was raw, and still nothing. I had cried

used to say Yvonne was my entire world. She thought having my “precious little girl” stolen by another woman would be like a knife to

my head. “Maybe once. Not anymore. She’s six–old enough to understand right and wrong. Kids aren’t puppets I

out a soft sigh. “Wow, Victoria. You’re totally

high school, stuck together

nodded. “Good. You’re my friend,

already covered the bill. She looked at me

smiled and nodded.

both had a few drinks, driving was out of the question. Melissa stood at the edge of the