Color Me Bad: A Novella by Sala Sharon

Author:Sala, Sharon [Sala, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2013-09-02T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 4

Howard Franklin typed in the bit of info into his computer and hit Send, then leaned back in his chair and rubbed his belly. He was hungry and there wasn’t a leftover in the house. It was almost time for Willa Dean to come home from her luncheon. Maybe she would bring leftovers, which she sometimes did.

He didn’t know what was going on with her, but he guessed it had something to do with Patty June Clymer. Every man in town knew the women were up in arms on behalf of the preacher’s wife, and the men were all treading easy, hoping the mass indignation soon passed.

He liked his life. He liked selling insurance, and he liked being married to Willa Dean. He had a few fantasies on the side that he indulged in now and then, but they were harmless. Certainly nothing like what Conrad Clymer had done. Still, he lived with a measure of both fear and guilt that Willa Dean might find out.

He got up to get himself a snack and, as he did, heard the front door slam. Willa Dean must be home. He walked out into the hall to meet her, but she sailed right past him, carrying her things into the kitchen. He followed, talking as he went.

“So how did the luncheon go? Did everyone make up and play nice?”

Willa Dean set her dirty dishes in the sink and then turned on him like a scalded cat.

“You’re a fine one to talk about makeup and play acting.”

The moment she said it, she wished she could take it back, but it was too late. She saw the shock on his face, and then fear.

“What do you mean?”

She sighed. His voice was shaking. Poor Harold. But then her instinct for survival kicked in. Poor Willa Dean, too.

“Do you really want to have this conversation?” she asked.

Harold felt sick. She knew! He didn’t know how it had happened, but she knew, which suddenly explained the move into the spare bedroom.

“Are you going to divorce me, too?” he whispered.

“Obviously not, or I wouldn’t have moved my things. You can rest assured your secret is safe. I don’t want anyone knowing this any more than you do.”

“I don’t mean anything by it. It’s just something I like to do now and then.”

“Yes, well, I bought a vibrator. If you hear it buzzing in my bedroom, you will know I, too, am enjoying a thing I like to do now and then. You will also leave my makeup and underwear the hell alone. It costs a fortune. If you want to play dress up, buy your own. Do you hear me, Harold Wayne?”

He nodded.

“I’m sorry, Willa Dean. It’s nothing against you. I love you.”

She sighed. “I suppose that you do. Unfortunately, I may never get over the sight of your fat butt in my panties.”

“Oh lord,” he muttered, and sat down with a thump. “I’ve ruined everything, haven’t I?”

She wanted to stay angry, but she was beginning to feel sorry for him.

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