The Woman Next Door (2001)
“Heart leaping, she forgot about Gretchen and climbed from the car.
He drove typically loose, with one hand on the steering wheel, the other out the window. When she had first met him, the car had been a Mustang convertible, and he had looked so cool with the wind in his hair that she had fallen hard for that, too. Watching him now, she felt a glimmer of the old excitement, the old yearning. Then she remembered what it was that she had to say.
He slowed as he approached and raised his left hand in greeting to Gretchen, who turned briefly. Then he pulled into the driveway beside Amanda.
Leaving her car door open, she walked around to his truck. His eyes held hers the whole way, asking, then knowing. Visibly deflated, he sank against the back of the seat.
“You got your period.”
She was grateful not to have to say the damning words herself. “Half an hour ago.”
“Are you sure? Maybe it’s just spotting.”
She shook her head. What was going on wasn’t spotting. Besides, the cramps in her belly ...had a familiar feel.MoreLess
He drove typically loose, with one hand on the steering wheel, the other out the window. When she had first met him, the car had been a Mustang convertible, and he had looked so cool with the wind in his hair that she had fallen hard for that, too. Watching him now, she felt a glimmer of the old excitement, the old yearning. Then she remembered what it was that she had to say.
He slowed as he approached and raised his left hand in greeting to Gretchen, who turned briefly. Then he pulled into the driveway beside Amanda.
Leaving her car door open, she walked around to his truck. His eyes held hers the whole way, asking, then knowing. Visibly deflated, he sank against the back of the seat.
“You got your period.”
She was grateful not to have to say the damning words herself. “Half an hour ago.”
“Are you sure? Maybe it’s just spotting.”
She shook her head. What was going on wasn’t spotting. Besides, the cramps in her belly ...had a familiar feel.MoreLess
Write Review:
User Reviews: