Wife By Agreement
“This time she heard him. It was Friday night and he was home late, as usual.
‘This is getting to be habit-forming,’ she said as he stepped into the room in response to her crisp invitation.
It was a line she’d been working on all evening, and she was quite pleased with her delivery. She might have been flustered to see him if Alexa’s actions hadn’t been so predictable. She’d known he’d appear at some point, demanding an explanation.
‘You getting into trouble?’ Elbow against the wall, he loosene...d his tie and looked at her in a distinctly unfriendly fashion.
In her innocence she’d imagined that with love off the menu she might settle for the closeness of a special friendship. Being ignored had been a lot easier to bear than his open dislike.
‘Am I?’ She didn’t appear too bothered at the possibility, which she could see surprised him. She’d discovered a perverse pleasure in surprising him over the past day or so. It was satisfying, shaking him out of his iron certitude.MoreLess
‘This is getting to be habit-forming,’ she said as he stepped into the room in response to her crisp invitation.
It was a line she’d been working on all evening, and she was quite pleased with her delivery. She might have been flustered to see him if Alexa’s actions hadn’t been so predictable. She’d known he’d appear at some point, demanding an explanation.
‘You getting into trouble?’ Elbow against the wall, he loosene...d his tie and looked at her in a distinctly unfriendly fashion.
In her innocence she’d imagined that with love off the menu she might settle for the closeness of a special friendship. Being ignored had been a lot easier to bear than his open dislike.
‘Am I?’ She didn’t appear too bothered at the possibility, which she could see surprised him. She’d discovered a perverse pleasure in surprising him over the past day or so. It was satisfying, shaking him out of his iron certitude.MoreLess
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