Death of the Couch Potato's Wife by Christy Barritt

Author:Christy Barritt
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Mystery, ebook, epub, Fiction
ISBN: 9780984765591
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing
Published: 2012-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Now that I could stop thinking about Candace’s murder, I could fully focus on other worthy pursuits—like meeting with Hillary. I had no idea what she wanted to talk to me about, but meeting with her beat staying home to watch my husband watch TV. I had to keep myself busy, keep my mind occupied with things other than my failures.

“I’ve got to run over and meet with Hillary for a little while, okay, Kent?” I slipped on my coat, glancing over my shoulder to see the TV flickering as a commercial flashed on the screen. The back of my husband’s head bobbed up and down as he laughed at whatever antic the marketing guru had developed to keep his attention. It worked. My husband didn’t even look back at me.

“No problem.” He threw a piece of popcorn in the air and caught it in his mouth. “I’ll just be here vegging out.”

Of that, I had no doubt. “Vegging out” was a phrase I’d been hearing a lot lately. I was beginning to hate the term.

Again, I bundled up in my coat, hat and scarf to go to Hillary’s place. She answered the door before I ever rang the bell. Her husband was out of town again, looking for more land to develop. He seemed to be gone more than he was here. I’d only met him once, and he’d seemed likable enough. I guessed it was true that opposites did attract.

Lines of worry still etched Hillary’s face. “Come in.”

I stepped out of the cold. “How are you?”

“Not well. Thanks for coming.”

I braced myself. At this point, there was no telling what she might say. The thought briefly fluttered through my mind—what if it involved Kent somehow? Would I really want to hear it?

Scenarios had been going through my mind for awhile now. What could a pharmacist be involved with? Selling prescription drugs to those without a prescription, for one. What if that’s what Kent was doing? What if he had a noble reason, like he did it for people who couldn’t afford their medications? But still, it would be illegal. He could go to jail.

Or even worse, what if he was having an affair? No, I couldn’t believe it. But affairs had happened to even the most unlikely couples. One could never be too cocky.

“I don’t know how to say this, Laura.”

My heart raced. “Just say it, Hillary. It’s okay.” But was it? Would this moment change my life forever?

Hillary’s face contorted, like her inner pain had gotten the best of her. I braced myself.

“Donna is going to run against me for president of the association!” She broke into sobs and buried her face in her hands.

I let her words sink in. That’s what this was about? I wanted to laugh, but I didn’t. Instead, I patted her shoulder. I’d never seen Hillary show an ounce of emotion until now. “It’s going to be okay, Hillary. You’re an experienced leader.”

She glanced up from her hands. “You think so?”

Experienced was the nicest way I could say it.

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