It Began With a Lie by Michele Pariza Wacek

Author:Michele Pariza Wacek [Wacek, Michele Pariza]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945363054
Publisher: Love-Based Publishing
Published: 2018-09-09T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

I sat back on my heels and stared at the bag of ground coffee.

There it was, in the bottom cupboard in front of the slow cooker.

Why the hell was it there? Who put it there? Was it me? Could I be the one misplacing all the things in the house? Maybe I was the one who should go to the doctor. Or, maybe it was Chrissy playing some sort of joke.

I took the coffee and went to make a pot. Perhaps I should talk to Chrissy about it. I had avoided the subject so far mostly because I wanted to pick my battles with her. Her moods swung so wildly, they were impossible to predict, and keeping her as calm as possible seemed to be the best way to keep the peace, at least until her father was back in the picture.

Stefan had texted the night before to let me know he had been able to get more done than he had anticipated, so he could join us early, and would arrive the following day. I had mixed emotions. On one hand, I was relieved he would be home sooner to help deal with Chrissy. I was also hoping he had wrapped things up faster because he had finally realized his child needed him, and had rearranged his schedule accordingly.

Secretly, I was also wishing maybe he realized how much he missed me as well, and couldn’t wait for us to be together again.

But, another part of me dreaded having Stefan home. What would he say when he walked in and saw that I still hadn’t done anything he had asked? Our stuff was still packed up, Aunt Charlie’s belongings were still everywhere, and I hadn’t even opened the door to Aunt Charlie’s bedroom, much less moved us into it.

Would he be furious? Or would he understand? After all, it’s not like I hadn’t had my hands full, between getting sick and dealing with Chrissy.

And seeing your friends on the side, a little voice chimed in.

Including Daniel.

I shivered, remembering the jolt of energy that flared between us at The Rock, before pushing that memory away.

Daniel couldn’t be helped, I firmly told the little voice. If Chrissy hadn’t gotten drunk or … disappeared, I wouldn’t have seen him. And who cares that I did see him? Nothing happened.

Yes, blame the sixteen-year-old, the little voice said. I decided to ignore it and focus on the positive instead. Stefan was finally going to be with us. We were finally going to have that time to bond and become a family again. And he would even have an office to work in. I had at least managed to whip The Magic Room into shape. That would make Stefan happy.

Everything was looking up.

I poured myself a cup of coffee, boiled a couple of eggs to eat with gluten-free toast, and took everything to the table. After finishing breakfast, I had every intention of digging in and getting as much of Aunt Charlie’s belongings packed away (and ours unpacked) as possible.

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