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“No, then you’ll stop. I probably won’t stop my laundry habit, and I don’t want you to stop your habit. I like us the way we are.”
My shoulders droop. “How the hell did you do that?”
“Do what?”
“Make me feel bad for getting annoyed that you didn’t do what I asked you to.”
“Sorry,” he laughs. “Want me to throw out some bullshit that you’re the woman and you should be doing it, especially since I cook and keep the kitchen clean?”
I narrow my eyes. “No, I do not. Better be quick and sweet talk me before my want to have sex leaves me.”
“You mean you don’t always want to have sex with me? I always want to have sex with you.”
I laugh. “Can’t say I blame you there.”
Lily interrupts us, putting her head between us with her leash in her mouth.
“Looks like someone is upset we’re late with her walk,” I say. “Let’s walk her and you can seduce me when we come back.”
Trace grins, hooks her leash to her collar, and says, “Well, let’s go.”
The day of my birthday comes and Melissa and I are currently getting our nails done. She’s just asked me what Trace got me for my birthday.
“Well, he’s paying for our girls’ night. Lunch was good. He got me a gift card to get all the fried pickles my little heart can handle and tickets to see the Zac Brown Band again.”
“Oh, that’s cool. It would’ve been pretty impossible for him to top what you gave him anyway.”
“Don’t knock his gifts. They’re good and I’m happy with them,” I tell her.
She rolls her eyes. “You never did tell me how lunch went with your friend.”
“I don’t think I can call her a friend anymore.”
Melissa leans over, all interested in the juicy details now. “Why? What happened?”
“I don’t really want to talk about it. I’ve vented enough.”
She pouts her lips, making me laugh. “Please? I’m a married woman now. My life is boring,” she lies. She eventually wears me down, and I tell her what happened. Her jaw drops. “What a bitch! Like, if I caught Trace like that, yeah, I’d tell you if I thought he was cheating, but I’d never call you crazy.”
“Yeah, I was more upset about that than anything else.”
“Did you tell Trace and find out who he had lunch with?”
“No. I don’t want to rock the boat, especially if she’s lying, and there’s not a part of me that wants to question him, or tell him what she said.”
“Can’t say I blame you there. I’m too curious, so I won’t be able to stop myself from asking Ben if he knows.”
“Wait, what?” I look over at her. “No. You can’t ask him. What if it gets back to Trace?”
She rolls her eyes. “We know how to keep secrets, Brittany. If it turns out she was right, then I’ll tell you. Otherwise, my lips are sealed.”
“She’s not right.”
“I agree with you. I’m still asking Ben.”
“Topic is closed now. This isn’t what I want to talk about on my birthday.”
Melissa swiftly changes the subject, something I love her for, and the rest of our night is full of relaxation and giggles. When I come home, Lily runs over to me. However, that’s not what catches my attention. Trace immediately stands from his recliner and says, “Hey, I gotta go; Brittany’s home,” before hanging up with whomever he was speaking to.
