Dazed and Divorced by Carol Maloney Scott

Author:Carol Maloney Scott
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Romance, Women's Fiction, Humour, Fiction
ISBN: 9781975672140
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-10-23T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Ron

I’m up too early on Saturday morning, but I’m actually excited.

Things did get a little weird on the boat last night, but once the conversation moved away from me, things settled down and we had a nice evening on the water.

For the record, I did not exceed my three beer max. I am not going to become one of those guys who hits middle-age with a gut.

I should hit the workout room in my apartment complex before I go over to Claire’s, I mean our house, but I don’t want to run into Stacy. I still haven’t addressed that problem, but I don’t feel like fighting her off today, or explaining where I’m off to. I should just buy a treadmill and get my free weights out of storage.

My wife is not an early riser, so she asked me to come over around noon. She said she was going out with her girlfriends last night, and she’d probably get in late.

Not wanting to piss her off, I didn’t question her further, and sure enough she volunteered that she was going out with Audra and Rachel. This ‘being friendly’ thing really does the trick. Without me putting any pressure on her, Claire can relax and let her guard down.

But I wasn’t worried because Audra is like an old spinster, and Rachel is married and has little kids. I’m sure it was a tame outing.

However, I will address this whole ‘girls’ night out’ thing when we get back together. I don’t mind once in a while, but after she was sure she’d never be a mother, I felt like Claire was going out too much, drinking, and just generally behaving recklessly, especially for a married woman.

I can’t believe George let Rachel go—I think she just had a baby a few months ago. I’ve only met the guy a couple of times, but he seems like a bit of a wuss. Plus, Rachel could be hormonally off the ledge and he doesn’t want to rock the boat. I know what that’s like. He could be hanging onto his own sanity by a thread.

Sometimes when I see people in these situations, I am grateful we couldn’t have any kids. Of course I would NEVER tell Claire I feel that way, but with her aversion to adoption and the puppy mother thing underway, I think I’m safe now. Don’t get me wrong, I would have been glad to be a father, but I am just able to see the bright side of both options.

Now Claire and I can do things together as a couple. Hobbies…like…okay, I can’t think of anything.

I’m not going to buy a boat because she’s afraid of the water. Our musical tastes aren’t the same, but we can agree on a few bands from our high school days in the nineties. Maybe we could see a few shows—Richmond has a couple of decent concert venues.

And travel…we’ve been nowhere because all of our time and energy was spent trying to get pregnant, recovering from miscarriages, and fighting about all of the above.

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