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was a farm, it wasn’t a global corporation. What in the world was so dire that it would monopolize his every waking hour? Her thoughts drifted to Margaret and Tony. It was as if they, too, were surprised at the amount of time he was putting in at work. And it was their farm!
Suddenly, a thought wove its way into her subconscious that was so shocking, she gasped. Was Christopher having an affair? Despair swept through her, and a sour taste permeated her mouth. Once she thought about it, her imagination ran wild.
Late nights, tired, preoccupied, missing important family functions. Is it possible?
“ No,” she breathed aloud. It couldn’t be. Christopher would never, ever cheat on her. She was annoyed at herself for even entertaining the idea. He loved her…he had always loved her, and would never do anything to jeopardize their marriage. But…was he happy? Christopher had taken on a lot of responsibility in a short amount of time. They’d been married, he adopted Lacey, they’d sold both of their houses, had a baby, and now were living in his parents’ townhouse. That was enough to make anyone long for a much less complicated life. The single life?
Yvette shook her head, but emotions sprung up out of nowhere and threatened to overwhelm her. She felt a sudden urge to dissolve into tears. Tamping down the emotions, she walked over and sank into the couch. She wrapped her arms around her middle and tried to get herself together. She trusted her husband, and would continue to do so until she had reason not to. Suddenly exhausted, having to climb the stairs and walk to her bedroom was more than she could imagine right then. Instead, Yvette lay down and grabbed a throw to spread over herself. It’s just a rough patch we’re going through. It will all shake out soon. Christopher loves you and he loves the family you’ve created together. Nothing will ever change that.
10 CHAPTER TEN
“ Mommy, wake up. Mommy, up.”
Yvette opened her eyes slowly. She blinked several times and eventually her sight cleared and she could see Robin standing in front of her. He was holding his favorite bear in one hand, and his sippy cup in the other.
“ Hi, Robby,” she said, sleepily.
He kissed her. “No shick, Mommy.”
She sat up and got her bearings. She’d slept on the couch all night. She was shocked, but she had been so tired last night. And angry.
She focused on her son. “You’re not sick anymore?”
He shook his head and climbed up in her lap. He put his head on her chest and patted her shoulder. “You schick, Mommy?”
“ You may be, from the looks of you,” Adelaide said from the doorway. “Maybe you’re catching what Robby had, Yvette. You look terrible.”
“ Thanks, aunt.” She yawned. “You sleep with your face on a cushion all night and see how you look in the morning.”
Yvette stood up. “I’ve got to get breakfast ready for—”
“ No need, honey. Christopher took care of everything. He cooked breakfast, got the kids up, and Lacey out the door. He told the kids not to wake you so that you could get some sleep.”
He left without saying goodbye? “Oh. That was nice of him,” she said, dryly.
Adelaide’s eyes widened, but she didn’t say anything. Instead, she got Robby set up to watch his favorite show, and then motioned for Yvette to follow her into the kitchen.
She didn’t beat around the bush.
“ He left a note for you,” she said, without preamble. “Since when are you two the kind of couple to leave notes on the counter as opposed to talking to each other?”
Yvette walked over to the counter and picked up the small envelope with her name on it. “I guess since recently,” she said, defensively.
“ What’s going on, Yvette?” Christopher looked like the walking dead this morning. It was obvious that he didn’t get
Suddenly, a thought wove its way into her subconscious that was so shocking, she gasped. Was Christopher having an affair? Despair swept through her, and a sour taste permeated her mouth. Once she thought about it, her imagination ran wild.
Late nights, tired, preoccupied, missing important family functions. Is it possible?
“ No,” she breathed aloud. It couldn’t be. Christopher would never, ever cheat on her. She was annoyed at herself for even entertaining the idea. He loved her…he had always loved her, and would never do anything to jeopardize their marriage. But…was he happy? Christopher had taken on a lot of responsibility in a short amount of time. They’d been married, he adopted Lacey, they’d sold both of their houses, had a baby, and now were living in his parents’ townhouse. That was enough to make anyone long for a much less complicated life. The single life?
Yvette shook her head, but emotions sprung up out of nowhere and threatened to overwhelm her. She felt a sudden urge to dissolve into tears. Tamping down the emotions, she walked over and sank into the couch. She wrapped her arms around her middle and tried to get herself together. She trusted her husband, and would continue to do so until she had reason not to. Suddenly exhausted, having to climb the stairs and walk to her bedroom was more than she could imagine right then. Instead, Yvette lay down and grabbed a throw to spread over herself. It’s just a rough patch we’re going through. It will all shake out soon. Christopher loves you and he loves the family you’ve created together. Nothing will ever change that.
10 CHAPTER TEN
“ Mommy, wake up. Mommy, up.”
Yvette opened her eyes slowly. She blinked several times and eventually her sight cleared and she could see Robin standing in front of her. He was holding his favorite bear in one hand, and his sippy cup in the other.
“ Hi, Robby,” she said, sleepily.
He kissed her. “No shick, Mommy.”
She sat up and got her bearings. She’d slept on the couch all night. She was shocked, but she had been so tired last night. And angry.
She focused on her son. “You’re not sick anymore?”
He shook his head and climbed up in her lap. He put his head on her chest and patted her shoulder. “You schick, Mommy?”
“ You may be, from the looks of you,” Adelaide said from the doorway. “Maybe you’re catching what Robby had, Yvette. You look terrible.”
“ Thanks, aunt.” She yawned. “You sleep with your face on a cushion all night and see how you look in the morning.”
Yvette stood up. “I’ve got to get breakfast ready for—”
“ No need, honey. Christopher took care of everything. He cooked breakfast, got the kids up, and Lacey out the door. He told the kids not to wake you so that you could get some sleep.”
He left without saying goodbye? “Oh. That was nice of him,” she said, dryly.
Adelaide’s eyes widened, but she didn’t say anything. Instead, she got Robby set up to watch his favorite show, and then motioned for Yvette to follow her into the kitchen.
She didn’t beat around the bush.
“ He left a note for you,” she said, without preamble. “Since when are you two the kind of couple to leave notes on the counter as opposed to talking to each other?”
Yvette walked over to the counter and picked up the small envelope with her name on it. “I guess since recently,” she said, defensively.
“ What’s going on, Yvette?” Christopher looked like the walking dead this morning. It was obvious that he didn’t get
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