Love, Albert by Simmons Lynda

Author:Simmons, Lynda [Simmons, Lynda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bluefoot Press
Published: 2014-10-26T16:00:00+00:00

Nine

“I just got your message.” Rita’s voice was tense, her words clipped. “Please tell me Reid is not there with you.”

“He’s on the other side of the wall.” Vicky switched on the lamp and tried to focus on the clock. “What time is it?”

“Six.” Vicky heard Rita closing a door, dragging over a chair. “I waited until after my run to call. But I was so worried the whole way. I thought maybe you’d done something stupid, like agreed to try again. Or even worse, slept with him.”

Vicky yawned and Rita’s tone was instantly suspicious. “You didn’t, did you?”

“Of course not.”

“Thank God for good sense.”

“Right.” Vicky figured this was not the time to tell Rita that good sense had nothing to do with it. In her heart, she knew she would have let him stay the night if he’d only pushed a little. She’d even gone into the hall twice after he left, almost knocked on his door. Then lay awake most of the night, acutely aware that she was naked under the sheets with her underwear dripping in the bathroom. One ear tuned to the radio she’d left on so she wouldn’t hear him, and the other listening for him anyway, wondering how he could sleep when she couldn’t even get comfortable.

Tossing, turning. Too many pillows. Too few. And who decided the restaurant would close at midnight? Didn’t they know people needed coffee?

“What are your plans now?” Rita asked.

“I haven’t thought past a shower.” And dry underwear. She glanced over at the bathroom door. Please don’t let it be sopping wet still.

“Then you’re not thinking of reconciling?”

Vicky threw her feet over the side of the bed. “Are you kidding? It was just a strange night, that’s all. What with the moon, and Kira’s wish.” She looked over at the dresser. “And then there was the fish.”

The goldfish blew Vicky a kiss and darted up to the top of the water jug. Not only had the silly thing survived, she seemed to be thriving in there. Swimming up and down, nibbling bits of food from on the surface—

“What wish?” Rita demanded. “And what fish?”

“It’s a long story.”

“With Reid around, what else is new? Vicky, you don’t have time for his nonsense. You have to focus on yourself and the kids, and what’s best for the three of you.”

She sighed and flopped down on her back. “That’s just the problem. I think about it all the time. And sometimes I wonder if I’m making a mistake. Every time I hear him laugh, or watch him smile, I can picture the four us together again. Building castles at the beach, canoeing on the lake—”

“Carrying groceries up in the elevator. Picking cigarette butts out of the sandbox.” Rita blew out a long exasperated breath. “Look, I know you love him. And I understand how hard this must be, but you have to be realistic. Has he said or done anything to make you think he’ll change?”

“He gave me the name of someone to take down the mirror tiles.

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