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.”

he felt guilty and was trying to make up for things with cash? That was just like him–seeming thoughtful, but cold

“Yvonne was so cozy with that woman. If I didn’t

ask this. She’d watched me hover

get a paper cut.

I’d call lactation experts every day, let them prod and poke until my skin was raw, and still nothing. I had cried through that whole first month, holding Yvonne, feeling like I was

having my “precious little girl” stolen by another woman would be like a knife

“Maybe once. Not anymore. She’s six–old enough to understand right and wrong. Kids aren’t puppets I can control forever. Someday she’ll find her own path. If she’s happier with someone else, I can

stunned. She let out a soft sigh. “Wow, Victoria. You’re totally different now. If

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

nodded. “Good. You’re my friend, and that’s not gonna change,

covered the bill. She looked at me and shrugged. “I was supposed to

and nodded.

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