The Great Bedroom War by Laurie Kellogg

Author:Laurie Kellogg [Kellogg, Laurie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 1938618033
Google: oruEMAEACAAJ
Amazon: B008KE83IO
Publisher: LK Books
Published: 2012-07-09T21:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

Two sharp knocks pulled Sam’s gaze from the Sunday paper to the family room’s French doors. “Come on in,” she yelled and smiled when Jenny, her neighbor, stepped inside. “Aren’t you usually at church at this hour?”

As a young child, Sam had loved Sunday school where she’d been taught about a loving and forgiving God, which she still believed in. But after being forced to sit through years of fire and brimstone sermons delivered by her Aunt’s radical preacher, she’d developed an aversion to organized religion.

Despite her ambivalence, she’d gone to mass with Nick and taken her daughter to catechism classes. However, her involvement had been strictly to support their faith. Consequently, when Nick quit attending church after their son died, she’d followed suit. But in recent months, she’d discovered she missed the peaceful hour of reflection each week.

“Keith’s driving me so nuts I didn’t feel very spiritual this morning,” Jen explained, raking her fingers through her dark, shoulder-length hair. “I told him to take the boys to church by himself. I’ve been working so many hours and haven’t had a chance to talk to you, so I figured there was no time like the present for a chat.”

“I’m sorry. I’ve been spending all my spare time sewing.” Sam motioned toward the coffee maker. “Pour yourself a cup and sit.”

Jenny pulled a mug from the cabinet and filled it. “Anyway, you’re a lot more entertaining than Father Rossi and much cheaper than seeing a shrink.” She set her cup on the table and plopped her size six bottom into the chair across from Sam.

“With Nick back under my roof, I think I need psychiatric care more than you do. Either that or an exorcism.”

“Don’t be so sure.” Jenny laughed. “Keith and I have done nothing but fight the last few months. I think we might both be happier if we split up.”

Even though Sam had never been more furious at her ex-husband, her gut reaction was to blurt out, “Don’t do it. Being single has its own set of problems. As soon as Keith’s working again, I’m sure things will get better.”

“Are you telling me you’re sorry you divorced Nick?”

Sam shrugged. “At times, I guess. But at the moment, I consider it the best thing I ever did. You wouldn’t believe the way he behaved toward Adam yesterday.”

“Yes, I would. Last night, I overheard him tell Keith how he screwed up.”

“Ahh, so that’s where he went instead of coming home for dinner.”

Jenny added a teaspoon of sugar to her cup. “If you feel that way, how can you justify advising me to tough it out with Keith?”

“You still love him, don’t you?”

“Yeah.” Jenny sighed. “That’s part of the problem. If I didn’t, he wouldn’t have the ability to tick me off.”

“If he loves you and the boys, that’s all that should matter.”

“Oh really? Didn’t you love Nick when you split up? And don’t you still?”

“The two of you are different.”

“Yeah? How?”

“Your husband didn’t marry you because he felt like he had to.

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