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

still looked confused by my calm. She leaned in, her voice serious. “Yvonne was so cozy with that woman.

surprised she would ask this. She’d watched me hover over Yvonne like a helicopter parent, terrified the

get a paper cut.

prod and poke until my skin was raw, and still nothing. I had cried through that whole first month, holding Yvonne, feeling

entire world. She thought having my “precious little girl” stolen by another woman would be like

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

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

quietly. “Growing up can catch you off guard sometimes. Melissa, we’ve known each other since high school, stuck together through college, and now we’re

my friend, and that’s not

tried to pay, but the waiter told her Jared had already covered the bill. She looked at me and

and

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