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?”

laugh. “Because I let him go. The things you can’t have always seem more desirable, don’t they? Otherwise, how do you explain the way

rich aroma floated up between them-warm, sharp, with a bitter

playing along. “Is Wendy with

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

gaze locked on her. “You’re

She stood up for you, yelled at me, offended Carter, and you don’t

you know where she

from what Carter implied, he’s giving her a taste of her own medicine. Making

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 him, maybe you can. You’re his wife. And Wendy is your friend,

this meeting was really about. Kelly wasn’t pleading on Wendy’s behalf. She was

steam rising from the coffee began to

don’t want anyone to die,” Sharon said evenly, “then tell

sorry. I really don’t know.

stood up. “His flight’s about to land. If he doesn’t see me waiting, he’ll worry. I should