An Unexpected Wife by Masters Constance

Author:Masters, Constance [Masters, Constance]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blushing Books Publications
Published: 2016-07-09T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

The couple ate in silence and Sage could tell that her words had stung. She’d only spoken the truth hadn’t she? So what if she told a white lie or played a silly game? How the hell had she ended up married to a man who had no sense of humour? “Would you like some more?” she asked when she could see that Cliff had cleaned his plate.

“No thank you,” Cliff said. “I have some things to finish off, so I’ll see you in the morning.” He stood up and pushed in his chair politely.

“You’re sleeping in the bunkhouse again?” Sage found she was holding her breath, hoping Cliff would say that he would be back in a while.

“Yes,” he said.

“Then I’ll see you at breakfast.” Sage stood herself and cleared the table, putting the leftover food in the fridge and taking care of the dishes. Stupid man, she thought. She had practically invited him to stay in the house and he’d turned her down. Well, his choice, what did she care? Damn it though, she did care.

* * *

An hour later and boredom had set in and it made Sage antsy. There had never been a television in this house, her dad hadn’t been a fan. He believed there was more merit in music and books and that if the sun was shining, children should be outside. She just didn’t think she’d be able to settle with a book. Nothing felt right in the house. With her parents and her siblings gone, the house was empty. It didn’t help that she had a husband who was ignoring her. Maybe she should go and talk to him; ask him if he wanted to do something, play a game of cards, something, anything. She wouldn’t actually have to apologise or anything, just offer the olive branch so to speak. What if he told her to get lost or worse, just gave her that cold look and told her he was tired? No, she wasn’t going to make a fool of herself only to be rejected.

Sage wandered over to the fridge. “Glass of wine anyone? Don’t mind if I do,” she said, both asking herself the question and answering it. She poured a generous glass of wine and then took it out onto the porch. Let’s see if she could coax Cliff out of the bunkhouse a different way. She pulled the screen door open, giving it a kick and letting it slam shut behind her. The frustrated young woman watched the windows of the bunkhouse but there was nothing to see, not even a flickering light. Cliff must be asleep already.

Two more glasses of wine and Sage was feeling mellower. The breeze was nice, but her glass was empty and there were no more bottles left, she’d finished off the last one. She’d only had one and a bit in the fridge in the first place. It wasn’t that late. What she needed was a little fun and some company.

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