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.”

didn’t expect Jared to send over dishes. Maybe he felt guilty and was trying to make up for things with cash? That was just like him–seeming thoughtful, but cold at his core, a

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

She’d watched me hover over Yvonne like a helicopter parent, terrified the kid

get a paper cut.

milk. I’d call lactation experts every day, let them prod and poke until my skin was raw, and

entire world. She thought having my “precious little girl” stolen by another

Kids aren’t puppets I can control forever.

totally different now. If it

catch you off guard sometimes. Melissa, we’ve known 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 some

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

bill. She looked at me

smiled and nodded.

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