Truth About Men & Dogs by Andrea Simonne

Author:Andrea Simonne [Simonne, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Liebe Publishing
Published: 2019-12-01T16:00:00+00:00

I spent the whole next day thinking about Philip. As I scrubbed and vacuumed other people’s houses, as I loaded their dishwashers and mopped their floors, as I folded laundry and dusted family photos, he was there. A great diversion from Mona and her lawsuit, which was just as well, because I needed one. I relived every single detail of last night. It was like I was Cinderella and had found my prince.

But I knew that wasn’t true. No illusions there. I didn’t believe in fairy tales.

And I certainly wasn’t in love. No illusions there either. My heart wasn’t ready for that, but at least I’d met a guy I could be myself with. And I decided to be happy about it, even if it was only temporary.

During one of my breaks, I called Jim, my dad’s old law partner, and left a message. I told him my business was being sued and asked if he could recommend a good lawyer, one who wasn’t too expensive. He got back to me right away and gave me a couple of names to try.

I also called a few of the nanny services in town and asked if they had an employee named Taylor. They wouldn’t give out names, but I left a message with my phone number for each one just in case.

For lunch, I went out to the harbor. My usual spot with a view of the sailboats. I watched them as I sipped coffee and ate my peanut butter sandwich.

I thought about my dad. We went sailing every weekend when I was a kid. Our first boat was a dinghy, but eventually we moved up to a twenty-eight-foot Ericson. There was one almost like it on the water right now. The weather had been good this summer too. Warm with just enough wind. Perfect sailing weather.

When my phone rang, I glanced down at the number. It was unfamiliar, but then I thought it might be one of the lawyers calling me back, so I answered it.

Unfortunately, I was wrong.

“It’s Ethan—don’t hang up!”

His was not a voice I wanted to hear. “Leave me alone. I can’t believe you have the nerve to call me.” It figured he’d call today. He must have psychically sensed I was having a good day and decided to ruin it.

“I’m only calling to apologize.”

“Great. Goodbye.”

“Wait! Ivy and I are seeing a marriage counselor.”

“So? What does that have to do with me?”

He let his breath out. “I just wanted to explain my behavior that night at your house. Ivy and I were fighting.”

I bit my tongue. There was no point in talking about karma.

“Marriage with her is so different than it was with you,” he continued, sounding unsure of himself. “It’s been an adjustment.”

“Whatever. I hope the counseling works and you’re both happy.”

Or it fails and you’re both exceedingly miserable.

“Do you really feel that way? That you want us to be happy?”

I sighed. “If you’d asked me two years ago, I would have said no, but now, to be honest, I just don’t care either way.

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