Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 78

Chapter 78

“Carter’s out of town on business,” Kelly said lightly, her smile touched with a faint, weary grace. “That’s the only reason I could meet with you today. Otherwise…”

She let the words hang in the air awhile, then continued, “Otherwise, he’d never have allowed me to leave the hospital.”

“Is that why you asked me here? Just to show off?”

“I heard you and Carter are talking about divorce,” Kelly replied. “I don’t know if you’re really serious or just putting on a show, but it doesn’t matter. It won’t change a thing.”

Unlike Nate’s blatant arrogance, Kelly’s every word and movement carried an unshakable confidence.

“Between the two of us, he will always choose me first.”

Sharon listened in silence, then said, “If that’s true, why did he marry me, not you?”

gave a small laugh. “Because I let him go. The things you can’t have always seem more desirable, don’t they? Otherwise, how

The rich aroma floated up between them-warm, sharp,

didn’t bother playing along.

with a smile. “She’s with Carter. She’s the reason I tried to take my life. You think he’d

on her. “You’re saying she’s in

your closest friend? She stood up for you,

know where she

“No. I don’t. But from what Carter implied, he’s giving

to me that day, yes, it shook me. But she wasn’t the real reason I tried to take my life. I don’t want things to go that far. I really don’t. But I can’t talk him down. Carter’s determined to do this for me… to get revenge. If I can’t stop

what this meeting was really about. Kelly wasn’t pleading on Wendy’s behalf. She was showing off. Showing that Carter would go this far, would hurt her friend,

rising from the coffee began to

Sharon said evenly, “then

head. “I’m sorry. I really don’t know. I only

flight’s about to land. If he