Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 46

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Nancy dragged her husband out of the room. In the hallway, she pounded her chest, saying, “It’s all my fault for not pushing him to get married sooner. Look at that idiot, he’s practically starving

Todd had a serious expression on his face. “What an embarrassing scene. Go find him a doctor, now!”

Nancy felt a pang of distress. “We’ve all been there! He’s twenty and has needs; isn’t that normal?”

Todd retorted, “Even if he’s got needs, that doesn’t mean he should be hugging a pillow like that.”

Todd added. “He needs a therapist. If he’s acting like that, either he’s mentally unstable or has some weird quirks he’s hiding.”

Hearing her husband’s words made Nancy even more anxious. “Honey, don’t scare me like that. Sure, he’s a bit wild, but it can’t be that serious, can it?”

the air as Alex jolted awake from a troubling dream.

and quickly jumped out of bed rushing into the bathroom. Inside,

dreamt of Ellie, pinning her down and ignoring her cries for

memory of the moment in the hospital hallway when Ellie had thrown herself at him and kissed him flashed in his mind, making his breathing quicken

day, around noon, Alex came downstairs to find

are you guys staring at me?” he said as he

her son with concern in her eyes. “Son, I’ve

check it out.” Todd chimed in, “That bruise on

off

had pushed Alex

sit with me,” Nancy said, pulling her closer.

at Nancy, her heart racing with anxiety. “Nancy, is something wrong with

well,” Nancy replied,

voice again. “Do you know

specializes in mental health and just came back