Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 41

I let Jared get in first. As I was about to follow, Nathan reached out above my head, making sure I didn’t hit the roof of the

car.

“Have a safe drive home,” Nathan said, and his thoughtful gesture made my heart race.

I gave him a pointed look, but Nathan just curved his lips into a smile, waved at me, and closed the door.

Inside the car, Jared pressed his hand to his forehead, clearly feeling the effects of alcohol. “Call Yvonne and see if she wants to come home tonight,” he mumbled, still thinking about what Yvonne wanted even when drunk.

I called Sally, my mother–in–law. It sounded like she was in the middle of a noisy card game. She quickly passed the phone to Yvonne.

“Mom, are you calling to apologize?” Yvonne asked, sounding way too grown–up for her age. “I’m not ready to forgive you yet.”

Her aggressive tone made my heart heavy. “Your dad just wants to know if you want to come home tonight. If you do, we’ll come pick you up,” I said.

me anymore, so why should I

I said, and then I hung

my fault that Yvonne had become so pushy. I had spoiled her, and now she spoke to me with no respect, and I just had to

not coming back?” Jared

“She’s still

headache was getting worse. He leaned in close, his presence

up,” Jared

to coax her,” I snapped, my temper

for a moment and then asked, “Are you really

can’t respect me as her mother, then being enemies is an option,” I said,

Why stoop to her level?” Jared shot back, his

better at pissing him off. In my previous life, Jared was always

do you still love me?” I asked softly, meeting his

furrowed his brow, clearly not wanting to

thing for a child is to see their dad love their mom. Maybe that’s why Yvonne doesn’t respect me because you