Happily Ever After by Debra Kent

Author:Debra Kent [KENT, DEBRA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9780446566889
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2001-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Then I got this response:

It sounds ridiculous. I want those trees moved.

Bill Stropp

As if that wasn’t enough excitement for the day, I got a call from Roger. I saw his name on Caller ID and decided not to pick up the phone. “Valerie. It’s Roger. I’m suing for custody of Pete.”

At first I found Roger’s message amusing. What an arrogant twit! Did he actually believe in his stony black heart that he had even the remotest chance of gaining custody of Pete? I just had to call Omar, if only to share a laugh. I paged him and he called back right away.

“Valerie, I was going to phone you tomorrow,” he said. I could hear the clatter of plates in the background, the cheery din of casual entertaining. Omar, I reminded myself, had a normal life, a wife who loved him and friends who enjoyed his company. He didn’t spend the last forty-eight hours dragging dead bodies around his house, bickering with greedy siblings, struggling with distant relatives who believed you were bound for hell because you were a godless heathen. I pictured Omar in a linen shirt and khaki pants, fingers wrapped around a chilled stein of imported beer. I never met his wife but I imagined her slim and chic and gracious.

“Roger is suing you for custody,” Omar said.

“Yes, Omar, I know. That’s why I paged you. I thought you’d get a kick out of it.” I managed a chuckle. “Can you believe this? What a joke. Right?”

Omar didn’t say anything. “I mean, Judge Mendelsohn hates Roger. Judge Mendelsohn sent Roger to jail, for God’s sake!”

“Judge Mendelsohn retired last week.”

“What?”

“You heard me, Val. Judge Mendelsohn. The judge who hates Roger. The judge who sent Roger to jail. He retired last week.”

I felt my throat constrict. “Are you sure?”

“Positive. I was at his retirement party. As a matter of fact, he and his wife are probably on a Carnival Cruise ship right now. Heading for the Mexican Riviera.”

“Shit.”

“Listen, I can’t really talk now and we can’t do anything at this hour anyway. Why don’t you try to get some sleep, I’ll try to make some calls, and we can talk again in the morning. Okay?”

No, not okay, I wanted to say. Why should I let you go back to your genteel party while I’m facing the possibility of losing my son? “Of course, of course,” I said instead. “I’m sorry to have bothered you.”

“No bother at all. Get some rest. We’ll talk tomorrow.”

Click.

I suppose I could go online and shop ’til I drop, but suddenly I don’t feel like spending money. I feel like throwing up.

’Til next time,

V

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