Good Husband Material by Susan Mallery

Author:Susan Mallery [Mallery, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2002-10-19T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Kari paced the length of the parlor, pausing every trip to glance out the front window to see if Gage had returned yet. She knew that he was having dinner at his mom’s tonight and that she could stop pacing because as long as she stayed at the front of the house, she would hear his truck approach. But logic didn’t seem to eliminate her need to keep walking.

She wanted to see him, she admitted to herself. She wanted to talk to him and joke with him and just plain be in the same room with him. She’d only been gone three days, but it felt longer than that. Somehow, reconnecting with Gage would make her homecoming more complete.

Well, not a homecoming, she told herself firmly. This wasn’t home and she wasn’t back. It’s just that she was in Possum Landing temporarily and he was a part of that. Or something.

She crossed to the window again and stared out into the night. She had so much she wanted to tell him. Her interview had gone really well. She’d met with the principal and several of the teachers. The following day she’d met with a small committee from the board of education. On her second interview with the principal, the woman had hinted that an offer more than likely would be forthcoming. So things were going really great. That’s why she wanted to see Gage. She wanted him to help her celebrate. Or something.

“Where are you?” she muttered aloud, dropping the curtain and resuming her circuit of the parlor. The restlessness had returned and with it a longing for something she couldn’t define or name. It filled her until she wanted to jump out of her skin.

Just when she knew she couldn’t stand it one more second, she heard his truck pull into the driveway next door. Kari ran to the front door and pulled it open, then hurried across the porch and down the front steps. Her heart quickened, as did her footsteps.

As he stepped down from the cab, she crossed the last few feet between them. They had agreed to no more kissing, but was it permissible to throw herself in his arms? Because that’s what she felt like doing. Just launching herself in his general direction and—

He turned toward her. Light from the house spilled into the night, illuminating a bit of the driveway and part of his face. She came to a stop as if she’d hit a brick wall. Something had happened—she saw it in his eyes. Something bad.

“Gage?”

He stared at her, his expression bleak, his mouth set. Instead of speaking, he shook his head, then walked toward his house.

Kari hesitated, not sure what to do. Finally she followed him up the steps, so much like those at her grandmother’s, into a house that mirrored hers.

Same front room, same hallway, same stairs—only reversed and modernized. Several floor lamps provided light. She had a quick impression of hardwood floors, overstuffed furniture and freshly painted walls, before Gage captured her attention by crossing to a cabinet at the end of the parlor.

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