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.”

was trying to make up for things with cash? That was just like him–seeming

her voice serious. “Yvonne was so cozy with that woman. If I didn’t know better,

this. She’d watched me hover over Yvonne like

get a paper cut.

day, let them prod and poke until my skin was raw, and still

thought having my “precious little girl” stolen by another

understand right and wrong. Kids aren’t puppets I can control forever. Someday she’ll find her own path. If she’s happier

stared at me, looking stunned. She let out a soft sigh. “Wow, Victoria. You’re totally different now. If it weren’t for your face, I’d swear

each other since high school, stuck together through college, and now we’re living in the same city. I’m still me–I just let

You’re my friend, and that’s not

had already covered the bill. She looked at me and shrugged. “I was supposed to treat you,

smiled and

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