Misconception by Christy Hayes

Author:Christy Hayes [Hayes, Christy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, family drama, family saga, womens fiction, infidelity, commercial fiction, mother daughter relationships, marriage fiction, southern womens fiction, atlanta author, atlanta fiction, husband and wife relationships
Publisher: Christy Hayes
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

“What is it, Tor? I’m swamped right now.”

Tori heard the irritation in her husband’s voice, even through the background noise that reminded her of the early days of his first campaign. She vividly remembered the sense of anticipation they woke to every morning, sometimes on the floor where they’d either passed out or made love the night before when the passion of what they were doing needed a release. This was why she hadn’t told him she knew about Heather, despite her vow to confront him after Thanksgiving, and why his affair made complete sense. The long hours, the infectious sense of doing something important, the way everyone banded together. It was hero worship and, for the first time, Tori could understand why a young woman like Heather would be drawn to Colin. At that very moment, she convinced herself his affair was an offshoot of the campaign and not a real threat to their marriage.

“I’m sorry to bother you at the office, but we’ve barely seen each other in days. I need to talk to you.”

“I don’t know when I’ll be able to slip away. Trey’s arranged a handful of interviews and that’s on top of everything else.”

She suppressed a sigh of impatience. It was difficult to understand his tunnel vision when she was outside the tunnel. “I’ll wait up for you then. It’s important.”

It was after midnight when Colin came home. She could tell by the sound of his footsteps in the hall he was tired and he confirmed it when he entered the bedroom with his coat in his hand and his shoulders slumped. For the first time in a long time, she thought he looked old.

“Hey.” He squeezed her foot under the blanket and threw his coat over the chair. “I didn’t think you’d still be up.”

She closed her book and took off her reading glasses. “You look exhausted.”

“It’s a good kind of exhausted.” He unbuttoned his shirt and headed into the closet. When he emerged pulling a t-shirt over his head and wearing pajama pants, she felt a stir of desire. Competition, it seemed, was good for both of them.

“I’m worried about Pace.”

Colin cocked his head to her great irritation. We only have one daughter, she wanted to scream. Couldn’t he focus on anything but the campaign? “What about Pace? She looked fine at Thanksgiving.”

“She looked the exact opposite of fine at Thanksgiving.” She pulled back the duvet and stood up to plead her case. “Didn’t you notice the bags under her eyes and the way she and Jason were together?”

“No.”

She sighed dramatically and was reminded of her daughter’s theatrics. Pace obviously got her flair for the dramatic from her mother. “There’s something going on between the two of them, I know it.”

“Okay…” He went into the bathroom to brush his teeth and she followed.

“I need you to talk to her, see what you can find out.”

“Me?”

Toothpaste pooled at the corner of his mouth and he looked like an overgrown child. “You know she won’t talk to me,” Tori pleaded.

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