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her is going to be scared off by the idea of kids. And I hear they’re really nice kids.”
Sharon nodded her agreement. It was too bad—if only Amanda’s son were the type that you were inclined to ask “And what prison will you be going to one day, young man?” as opposed to “What college are you planning to attend?” or, if her daughter were the type that it was impossible to predict until the last minute whether she was going to turn out to be a pole dancer or CEO, well, that might scare off a suitor or two. It always helps when the new, hot divorcée in the neighborhood is known to have children who act like they’ve been raised by wolves.
“After Bible study,” Sharon began, “I went out for coffee with a bunch of the girls, and although they were being very polite about it, you could tell that even the married ones were none too happy about Amanda being back in town. Most of their husbands had huge crushes on Amanda through high school. They’re afraid their husbands are fixin’ to jump on the bandwagon, or at least fantasize about life without them.”
“You really think there’s going to be a ton of men interested in Amanda—married or otherwise?” Heather knew the answer was definitely yes.
Sharon waved a hand in the air. “Why not? She’s got the whole package. She’s gorgeous, she’s rich, she’s available, and she’s got time for a relationship because she doesn’t have to work and her children are old enough to be in school all day.”
Heather stiffened, pressing her lips together.
“I didn’t mean that as an insult, honey,” Sharon said, quickly taking Heather’s hand. “I have to work, too, you know.”
Heather rolled her eyes, as if to say, “Forget it, let’s just move on.”
“But even the best marriages are cyclical,” Sharon continued. “People go through ups and downs—good times and bad. A wife isn’t always emotionally available to her husband. At a time like that, even in a good marriage, a good man might be interested in getting his emotional needs met elsewhere. Not to mention his physical needs.”
“Where’d you get all that?” Heather asked, surprised at the wisdom of her friend’s psychological observations.
“Dr. Phil,” Sharon admitted. “But you have to admit it makes sense.”
“It does at that . . . that it does.”
They lapsed into silence, both thinking about Dr. Phil. Now, that would be a real catch, if he ever came on the market. And he does spend a lot of time in Dallas, Sharon thought to herself. He may be married, but is he happy?
“Don’t you think she’d be too traumatized by what happened in her marriage,” Heather mused, “to start thinking about getting involved with another man right away?”
“You’d think so,” Sharon said brightly, fussing with the sleeves of her blouse. “I hear Bill was an absolute serial adulterer. I hear he was a huge player and got his DNA all over half the women in Southern California.”
Heather studied Sharon. “Weren’t you and Amanda best friends when you were growing up?”
“Oh, we’ll always be close and very dear to each other. I just say that out of love and concern for Amanda. There’s a difference between nosy and concerned,” Sharon concluded, feigning sincerity.
“I thought so,” Heather said. “Anyway, even if she were traumatized, we can’t really count on her to stay traumatized for too long. And then what? She’s just going to take attention away from every available single woman here in Hillside Park.”
“And maybe from some of the unavailable women too.” They chuckled.
“Did you hear about Susie?” Heather asked, changing the subject.
Sharon’s eyes went wide. “I heard she was arrested, if that’s what you mean.”
“She sure had it coming, you know,” Heather said, squeezing more gooey gloss onto her lips. “After the way she pretty much declared herself Chairwoman for life of the Longhorn Ball. I can’t believe how shortsighted she
Sharon nodded her agreement. It was too bad—if only Amanda’s son were the type that you were inclined to ask “And what prison will you be going to one day, young man?” as opposed to “What college are you planning to attend?” or, if her daughter were the type that it was impossible to predict until the last minute whether she was going to turn out to be a pole dancer or CEO, well, that might scare off a suitor or two. It always helps when the new, hot divorcée in the neighborhood is known to have children who act like they’ve been raised by wolves.
“After Bible study,” Sharon began, “I went out for coffee with a bunch of the girls, and although they were being very polite about it, you could tell that even the married ones were none too happy about Amanda being back in town. Most of their husbands had huge crushes on Amanda through high school. They’re afraid their husbands are fixin’ to jump on the bandwagon, or at least fantasize about life without them.”
“You really think there’s going to be a ton of men interested in Amanda—married or otherwise?” Heather knew the answer was definitely yes.
Sharon waved a hand in the air. “Why not? She’s got the whole package. She’s gorgeous, she’s rich, she’s available, and she’s got time for a relationship because she doesn’t have to work and her children are old enough to be in school all day.”
Heather stiffened, pressing her lips together.
“I didn’t mean that as an insult, honey,” Sharon said, quickly taking Heather’s hand. “I have to work, too, you know.”
Heather rolled her eyes, as if to say, “Forget it, let’s just move on.”
“But even the best marriages are cyclical,” Sharon continued. “People go through ups and downs—good times and bad. A wife isn’t always emotionally available to her husband. At a time like that, even in a good marriage, a good man might be interested in getting his emotional needs met elsewhere. Not to mention his physical needs.”
“Where’d you get all that?” Heather asked, surprised at the wisdom of her friend’s psychological observations.
“Dr. Phil,” Sharon admitted. “But you have to admit it makes sense.”
“It does at that . . . that it does.”
They lapsed into silence, both thinking about Dr. Phil. Now, that would be a real catch, if he ever came on the market. And he does spend a lot of time in Dallas, Sharon thought to herself. He may be married, but is he happy?
“Don’t you think she’d be too traumatized by what happened in her marriage,” Heather mused, “to start thinking about getting involved with another man right away?”
“You’d think so,” Sharon said brightly, fussing with the sleeves of her blouse. “I hear Bill was an absolute serial adulterer. I hear he was a huge player and got his DNA all over half the women in Southern California.”
Heather studied Sharon. “Weren’t you and Amanda best friends when you were growing up?”
“Oh, we’ll always be close and very dear to each other. I just say that out of love and concern for Amanda. There’s a difference between nosy and concerned,” Sharon concluded, feigning sincerity.
“I thought so,” Heather said. “Anyway, even if she were traumatized, we can’t really count on her to stay traumatized for too long. And then what? She’s just going to take attention away from every available single woman here in Hillside Park.”
“And maybe from some of the unavailable women too.” They chuckled.
“Did you hear about Susie?” Heather asked, changing the subject.
Sharon’s eyes went wide. “I heard she was arrested, if that’s what you mean.”
“She sure had it coming, you know,” Heather said, squeezing more gooey gloss onto her lips. “After the way she pretty much declared herself Chairwoman for life of the Longhorn Ball. I can’t believe how shortsighted she
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