Housewife Gone Wild

My mind drifted back to those days. I was a junior in college at nineteen and had great grades. I met Jared at a campus dance. He was there with some friends, and I was the lead dancer for the school’s dance troupe.

Jared told me later that he fell for me at first sight. He said the way I lit up on stage, even my hair, felt magical. But thinking about the past just hurt. Every memory was like a little stab.

“Melissa, let’s not go there. Let’s talk about now. Weren’t you trying to find a boyfriend? Any news?” I asked, smiling.

Melissa gave me a slightly awkward smile. “Mr. Hallman’s assistant… we’ve been hanging out a lot lately.”

“No way!” My eyes went wide. “You two? Did he make the first move?”

“Nope. I did,” Melissa said boldly. “You’re not judging me, are you?”

I laughed and reassured her. “Not at all. If you like him, go for it. It’s better to do it now than to regret it later.”

“I’m already living with him.” Her next words shocked me.

“What? That was fast. We just had dinner not that long ago!” I shouted.

Melissa blushed and looked down at her coffee. “There was a big rainstorm a few days ago. I invited him to a movie, and we kinda got stuck in the rain together.”

couldn’t help but laugh. Melissa was all business at work, but when it came to love,

are you staying at?”

super close to my office,”

it feels right, no reason not to settle

her.

no Mr. Holcomb, but he’s a good guy. Really

mixed up with Tracy in Aurelia instantly made my blood boil. “He’s not that great,

looked surprised. “Don’t tell

weren’t divorced yet. I was still alive. And he was already

to overthink it, Victoria. Mr. Holcomb doesn’t seem like that

about him.” All I wanted was to enjoy a chill dinner with

walked out of the restaurant. She glanced at a nearby sedan and said, “There he is. He came to pick me up.

watched as the guy jumped out of the car to open the door for her. I couldn’t help but wonder, ‘Would Melissa

summer. Out of nowhere, a sleek Maybach pulled a sharp U- turn and

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