113 Katama Rd by Katie Winters
Author:Katie Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: women's fiction, sisters fiction, clean & wholesome fiction, small town romance fiction, divorce fiction
Publisher: Katie Winters
Published: 2021-04-05T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Thirteen
Two hours later, just past eleven-thirty, Camilla stepped into the garage and yanked open the exterior refrigerator, the one that Jonathon had previously filled with his beers, set aside from the rest of the food for his Sunday football games. These days, there were only a few beer cans filed away in the back of the fridge; strings of beef jerky lined the bottom vessels of the fridge. Then in the center was the birthday cake, which Jennifer had dropped off the previous afternoon. It was decorated elaborately â after all, Jenniferâs mother never spared a moment nor an expense. In the center, there was cursive icing that spelled out: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANDREA.
It was Andreaâs twenty-second birthday at midnight. After the trauma of the previous months, along with all the horrors of working menial jobs, Camilla wanted to make sure there was a beautiful spread of joy, sugary-sweet cake, bubbly champagne and late-night pizza, all for her daughter. She wanted to help Andrea forget.
When Camilla reappeared in the kitchen, Olivia appeared in the doorway, carrying a large paper bag. She set it on the counter and leafed in to find two bottles of Merlot, a bag of Lays potato chips, and a container of spinach and artichoke dip. Immediately, she yanked off the top of the dip and said, âI donât know what it is about drinking all that wine at the reception, but itâs made me ravenous.â
âThatâs the funny thing about food when youâve been drinking, right? Itâs about ten times better than any other food,â Camilla agreed. She drew the top off the cake and displayed it at the center of the counter, next to the still-empty wine glasses, the number of bottles theyâd accumulated, and the paper plates.
âAre you girls almost ready in there?â Camilla hollered. Back in the living room, Jennifer, Amelia, Mila, Chelsea, and Mandy had gathered to arrange Andreaâs birthday presents and sip wine (and, in the case of the pregnant ladies, sparkling water).
Chelsea appeared in the kitchen, eyed the chips, and then dragged out a full handful. âYou guys are so lucky. That wedding sounded like it was beautiful.â
âIt was,â Olivia said as she gently twirled her daughterâs curls.
âDid Anthony have fun?â Chelsea asked.
Olivia gave a slight shrug. âHeâs not the most social of guys, is he?â
âNo way.â Chelsea lowered her voice slightly. âIâm sure he was kind of annoyed at all of Derekâs rich friends.â
Olivia gave a bug-eyed look that told them both this was precisely correct.
âIs Isaac coming tonight?â Chelsea again turned toward Camilla.
âNo. He has something special planned for her tomorrow. We talked about it. Girls-only tonight.â
âCool. Let the gossiping begin!â Chelsea cried.
Andrea had taken Camillaâs car to the mansion for her horrendously-long shift. A few minutes after midnight, headlights popped up on the driveway. Camilla called to the others, âSheâs here! Hide!â
Camilla dropped down behind the island in the kitchen; Olivia followed her lead, while Chelsea popped down the hallway and the others gathered on either side of the foyer, hidden by various pieces of furniture.
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