No-One Ever Has Sex on a Tuesday by Tracy Bloom

Author:Tracy Bloom [Bloom, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
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ISBN: 9780957581005
Publisher: Connects Publishing
Published: 2013-04-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Matthew shook the ball again. The words INDICATIONS SAY YES glowed mysteriously from the hidden depths of the black plastic sphere.

One more time he said to himself, shaking vigorously with both hands this time. ASK LATER appeared.

Matthew shoved the Decision Maker Magic Ball, purchased from a gadget shop earlier that week, into his desk drawer under a file. It had rapidly become an obsession as he found himself consulting it on all manner of subjects. Who needs spreadsheets he thought, grateful that he had found a new way of guiding his life. This was much more spontaneous, much more fun and much more likely to lead to adventure.

Already he had derived great satisfaction that it had decreed a NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, when he had asked whether he should go to Charlene and Luke’s wedding party. He was so pleased he had immediately informed Alison that they would be going. This had transported her into possibly the worst mood he had seen her in for some time. It was rare that something was deemed so bad that it destroyed their normal evening routine. But gone were the carefully prepared three course gastronomic experiences that Alison usually wiled away endless hours doing during the day. Gone were the perfect place settings taken from their treasured twelve-piece dinner service, a wedding present from a rich aunt. And most certainly gone were the long, leisurely if sometimes tedious meals during which Alison regurgitated her latest thoughts on her master plan for her first few weeks of motherhood. This had all been unceremoniously replaced with a tray on the kitchen table on which stood a supermarket ready-meal soggily defrosting, knife and fork strewn to one side.

He needed to say goodbye to Katy properly, he had concluded. Sadly of course he could not explain that to Alison, who could see no good reason on this earth why she should attend the party, given that it would no doubt be celebrated in some “godforsaken hovel.” She had dismissed Matthew’s decision assuming that an “over my dead body” would have changed his mind. But as the week wore on and it became apparent that Matthew was going to remain uncharacteristically firm against her opposition, she proceeded to punish him with minimal, terse conversation and plastic food. More worryingly as Matthew became increasingly distracted by his torment over the need to gain closure with Katy, he sensed Alison’s growing disappointment that he was not delivering the level of support necessary at this stage of the pregnancy. And her inability to fully engage him resulted in her completely severing his involvement in the remaining preparations. She was clearly determined that she wasn’t going to let Matthew or anyone else prevent her from being the best prepared mother of twins there had ever been. Purchases were made, appointments set and nurseries reorganised without Matthew being called upon for any consultation whatsoever. His abrupt redundancy made him uneasy. However he was unable to muster any power to address it until after the wedding party.

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