Sleeping in Eden
“Alex gave a long, low whistle that let Lucas know exactly what he thought of Angela’s masked flirtations. “You’re a stronger man than me.”
“Give me a break,” Lucas complained, trying to drive with his knee as he flicked on the blinker with his free hand. He swerved a little and reconsidered his stance on cell phones and driving. “You’re crazy about your wife,” he said, coming back to the conversation. “You’d never cheat on her.”
Alex’s laughter made Lucas pull the phone away from his ear. “You ...thought I was talking about cheating? I meant, I would have thrown her out of the house. Wearing my shirt like some B-movie seductress . . . Snuggling up to me when my wife is gone . . .”
Lucas recoiled at the exchange. Though no one knew about Angela’s kiss all those years ago, he felt like his momentary lapse was written across his forehead. “She’s . . . not well,” Lucas said quietly. He hated talking to Alex on the phone; it was impossible to know if his friend was joking or serious.MoreLess
“Give me a break,” Lucas complained, trying to drive with his knee as he flicked on the blinker with his free hand. He swerved a little and reconsidered his stance on cell phones and driving. “You’re crazy about your wife,” he said, coming back to the conversation. “You’d never cheat on her.”
Alex’s laughter made Lucas pull the phone away from his ear. “You ...thought I was talking about cheating? I meant, I would have thrown her out of the house. Wearing my shirt like some B-movie seductress . . . Snuggling up to me when my wife is gone . . .”
Lucas recoiled at the exchange. Though no one knew about Angela’s kiss all those years ago, he felt like his momentary lapse was written across his forehead. “She’s . . . not well,” Lucas said quietly. He hated talking to Alex on the phone; it was impossible to know if his friend was joking or serious.MoreLess
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