Treacherous (The Wolf Pack Series) by Smith Maureen

Author:Smith, Maureen [Smith, Maureen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

She said nothing, watching sullenly as he crossed to the dresser to remove his shoulder holster, weapon, and badge. He wore dark trousers and a white broadcloth shirt with the sleeves rolled to his muscled forearms.

“What a long day,” he muttered, unbuttoning his shirt. “Seems like all hell broke loose as soon as I stepped foot in the police station this morning. I definitely wouldn’t have minded spending another week in Sav—” He broke off, catching Celeste’s reflection in the mirror.

Frowning, he turned around. “What’s wrong?”

Wordlessly she held out the crumpled overdraft notice.

Sterling hesitated, then walked over and took the paper from her. She watched his face as he scanned the contents. He didn’t look surprised as he calmly handed the notice back to her.

“Why didn’t you tell me that my check had bounced?” Celeste demanded.

“I didn’t know,” he said grimly. “I was hoping it wouldn’t.”

“You were hoping? ”

He winced at her sharp tone. “Look, I tried to work your application fee into our budget, but other bills were a priority.”

“Why didn’t you tell me that?”

“By the time I remembered to, you’d already sent off the check. So I just crossed my fingers and hoped that the payment wouldn’t be processed before our next pay day.”

“Well, it was,” Celeste snapped. “And since the check bounced, I have to wait until the spring semester to apply again!” Sterling ran a weary hand down his face and blew out a ragged breath. “I’m sorry.”

“Like hell you are,” she spat bitterly, ripping the bank notice in half and tossing the pieces to the floor.

Sterling scowled at her. “What’s that supposed to mean?” She glared accusingly at him. “You knew how important this was to me. All I’ve wanted for the past five years is to get my master’s degree so that I can move into another area of nursing and earn more money. But you’ve never supported that goal. So forgive me if I have a hard time believing that you’re genuinely sorry about this latest setback.”

He eyed her incredulously. “Are you suggesting that I let the check bounce on purpose?”

“You tell me!” she flung back.

Clenching his jaw, Sterling strode across the room and closed the door so that their sons wouldn’t overhear them arguing. At that moment, Celeste was beyond caring.

Angrily folding her arms across her chest, she glowered at him as he walked back to the bed and sat down beside her. “Look, baby, I know how much you want to go back to school. And contrary to what you may believe, I do support that goal. But the reality is that graduate school is expensive, even if you qualify for financial aid. Hell, we’re still paying off the loans we took out for your bachelor’s degree. And there’re other things to consider as well. Like how many hours you’d have to cut back at work in order to accommodate your class schedule, or how often you’d be available to pick up the boys from their different activities.” He shook his head regretfully.

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