Throw a Double for Spite by Cherie Mitchell

Author:Cherie Mitchell
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Cherie Mitchell
Published: 2020-04-23T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Six

“Have you heard from him since then?”

“Nothing. Not a solitary message and it’s been two days since I went to the hospital. I’ve texted him several times and tried calling his number again, but it always goes straight to voicemail. He doesn’t even have a personalized voicemail – it’s one of those recorded ones from the phone company.”

“Do you think it was an act all along?”

“I honestly don’t know what to think.” Riley pulled a face at Megan from the other side of the rack of clothes. “Maybe you were right about him skinning cats in his basement.”

“I hope not.” Megan pulled a top on its hanger from the rack and held it up against her. “What do you think of this one?”

“Not bad, but I liked the blue one better.”

“I think I’ll leave it. It’s not as if I need any more clothes. Do you want to go and get a drink somewhere or are you heading home?” Megan came out from behind the clothes rack and walked with Riley out of the store. They’d eaten at Burger Town earlier and Riley wasn’t yet ready to go back to her silent apartment.

“Let’s get a drink. A glass of wine might help me sleep.”

Megan looked at her keenly as they walked down to a nearby bar. “Have you been having trouble sleeping?”

“I was awake for a while last night, thinking about Bill mostly.”

“It must be upsetting for you. When does he start his treatment?”

“On Monday. He’s very upbeat about it all.”

“And how did Morgan take the news?”

“You know what Morgan is like – she holds her cards close to her chest. She shows the world her poker face and for all I know, she could be screaming inside. She let her guard down a bit when I was at her house for Samantha’s birthday, but most of the time she’s composed and in control of her emotions.”

“Do you think that has anything to do with Bill’s desertion?”

“No, she’s always been like that. Even as a little kid, she was very reserved and not liable to give much away. I don’t think Bill’s departure had much on an impact on her, at least not one that she revealed to me. She was deeply involved with Kevin at the time though, and transfixed on her own budding romance.”

“What about your mother?”

“You know that Ruth has only ever been focused on herself. I think the marriage break up annoyed her because it disrupted her life, rather than devastating her in any meaningful way.”

The women sat at a booth table after ordering their drinks and Megan continued where she’d left off. “When I asked about Ruth, I meant how did she take the news of Bill’s ill-health? She obviously loved him once. Isn’t she concerned?”

“She said, and these are her words not mine, that it serves him right for dipping his dangler into every nook and cranny that sashays past.”

Megan spat out the mouthful of wine that she’d just taken. “Riley!” She hurriedly mopped up the mess from the tabletop with the paper serviette Riley handed her.

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