To Keep a Secret
“We grunted hello and I slumped into the seat and closed my eyes. I opened them again when Jimmy pulled into the Tim Hortons drive through. We got our order and Jimmy found a parking spot near the exit. We didn’t say another word until we’d eaten our bagels and gulped down half of our large coffees.
“Cold today,” Jimmy said. “I hate this stinking time of year.”
“You seem grumpier than usual,” I said, glancing sideways. “Get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?”
“Might say that.” His bla...ck curls were flat on one side. Dark circles curved under his green eyes. He turned his head and looked out the window. “Actually, it was the couch.”
“Oh.”
Jimmy left the statement dangling, as if he wanted me to ask a question. Did that mean Cheri had booted him out of the bedroom? They’d had troubles before, but I thought those had ended. I didn’t want to hear anything about their married life. I didn’t want to know that he and Cheri were fighting.MoreLess
“Cold today,” Jimmy said. “I hate this stinking time of year.”
“You seem grumpier than usual,” I said, glancing sideways. “Get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?”
“Might say that.” His bla...ck curls were flat on one side. Dark circles curved under his green eyes. He turned his head and looked out the window. “Actually, it was the couch.”
“Oh.”
Jimmy left the statement dangling, as if he wanted me to ask a question. Did that mean Cheri had booted him out of the bedroom? They’d had troubles before, but I thought those had ended. I didn’t want to hear anything about their married life. I didn’t want to know that he and Cheri were fighting.MoreLess
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