Soulmates by Suzanne Jenkins

Author:Suzanne Jenkins [Jenkins, Suzanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Drama
Amazon: B00MQ8YP1Y
Goodreads: 23000613
Published: 2014-09-30T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Alone in the brownstone with baby Brent and the nanny, Sandra plotted out the rest of her weekend. She remembered life before children, before Tom. Time off from work meant her own time, and time for Jack. Don’t think about him, she commanded.

The wonderful apartment on the Upper West Side; why’d she ever give it up? She should have sublet for just a time as this. Then, when faced with eviction, which she knew was on the horizon, she’d have a place to go. Reaching for her address book, she thumbed through the alphabet until she came to the G’s. Gorman Agents. Dialing the number, she listened to the message and then waited for the beep.

“This is Sandra Benson, formerly in 1-D on 82nd St. I’m looking for a unit in the same area, two bedrooms and baths. Please call me if you have anything available.” She left her phone number less than hopeful. The thrill that she would be leaving Brooklyn for the last time lifted her spirits. Earlier that week, she’d run into Tom and his wife at Waldbaums. Standing at the baby food display, she looked up just as they passed her, the wife very pregnant. A bolus of heat struck her in the face and traveled down her body, shame and regret and jealousy all rolled into one giant ache. If she’d encouraged it she could have thrown up, it was that intense. He glanced over at her and didn’t change his expression except maybe a tensing of his jaw, his hand on his wife’s back.

Pushing her basket away quickly before they stopped to browse, Sandra was angry at the physical response. I did nothing wrong, she thought. Snippets of things she did do wrong tried to wedge in her mind, flirting with Brent number one, but she fought it. He raped her. Brent Smith drugged her and raped her. She didn’t have an affair with him.

Frustration growing, her goal was to pay for her groceries and get out of the store before she ran into the happy couple again. Walking quickly, the tears came unbidden, angering her further. Why in hell are you crying? Tripping over the pavement, she made the decision then that leaving Brooklyn, even if she were forced out, would be a good move for her.

Valarie was getting ready to leave, interrupting Sandra’s memory inundation. “Okay Miss, I’m almost done. A load of clothes to fold and that’s it for tonight.”

“See you tomorrow,” Sandra muttered. Brent was reaching for her earrings, determined to pull them out.

“No, no you little monkey,” she whispered softly looking off into space. “What are we going to do tomorrow?”

Jason was no longer an entertainment option after his tragic accident. Would he expect Sandra to visit him in the hospital? Would he even know who she was? Maybe after he was out of danger she’d venture down to Delaware to see him.

The beach was probably out of the picture; Pam’s icy demeanor when she’d called that morning with Jason’s news left little for Sandra to hope for.

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