Page 5 of Don't Want To Lose You

She stares at me a moment, her jaw clenching. “Fine, but I’m still telling Eden and Moira.” Those girls are all nuts. I can only imagine what they’ll do to Chris once they find out. Also, I know that they won’t keep their mouths shut. Once they know what’s going on, every single person in town is going to know.

I sigh and smile sadly at her. “I’m gonna finish up okay, I’ll talk with you later?”

“Yeah, sweetie. Oh, before you go, my sister, Cori, and her sister, Melissa, are coming up this weekend. They’re bringing their kids, you should come too.”

I nod with a smile and I walk off. Part of me really wanted to say no to hanging out tonight, thinking about how if my daughter lived, I’d be taking her there too.

I get home and get things put away. I debate on what I should make for supper tonight and end up deciding on Kraft Dinner. Normally, I’d make meat and a good side, but with Chris not around, there’s no point to that. I only ate that way because it’s what he wanted.

The house phone rings and I grab it. “Hello?” I answer without checking the caller ID.

“I heard Chris left you.” Fucking Nina, Chris’s mother. Of course, she’d call to gloat.

“I don’t have the energy to deal with you right now. You also have zero reason to call me. You want to talk about something? Call your son, not me.” I hang up without letting her reply.

Fuck her.

I see my mom pull into my driveway as if she was being chased by the police. Shit, she must have found out. I know I should have told her last week, right after Chris left, but I didn’t want her to be upset with me.

She always said that if we ever split up she would take Chris’ side. I know she was joking, but at this point, I’m not too sure about anything.

Sure enough, mom comes walking in, fuming. “That son of a mother fucking bitch!” she roars.

I look at her, eyes wide. My momneverswears.

“Mom,” I start.

“Why? Why did he leave?” she demands.

“I don’t know, Mom. He woke up and said he didn’t know if he wanted this anymore and said he wanted to separate.”

“Why didn’t you call me? Text me?Somethingto let me know,” Mom asks, upset.

“I didn’t want to disappoint you. Didn’t want you to blame me,” I finally tell her, sounding like a child.

“Trixie, how could you think I would feel that way? I love you—you’re my daughter.” She gives me a hug, then pulls away, walking to my kitchen pantry and takes out the bag of potatoes and starts peeling. Looks like I’m having company and a bigger meal for supper tonight than I thought. “You just wait until I see Chris. I’m going to give him a piece of my mind.”

I sigh and look in my fridge, grab a package of steak, but pause just before I go out to start the BBQ. “Mom, why are we trying to turn the stove and BBQ on so early? It’s only three forty-five.”

Mom laughs. “You know I eat when I get ranting and raving and I didn’t think of the time. Oh well, we’ll just have an early supper. You have any Veggies to make with this stuff?”

“Yeah, there are a few things in the fridge crisper,” I tell her.

“Your dad is going to be upset. He was really close with Chris, almost more than I was.”

“I know, I just hope he takes the news like you did and doesn’t try to blame me for his leaving.”

“Pfft, he won’t, trust me. You have always been a daddy’s girl, so he’ll probably kick Chris’ ass when he sees him. Oh, and by the way, I know you, I know you hate drama, but I know that Nina and Will have called to harass you already, gloating about Chris leaving you. So, I’ll be placing that phone call the minute I get my ass home.”

I groan, great. Lovely. I’ll probably get another phone call tonight or tomorrow from Nina after mom rips her a new asshole.

Preston

I couldn’t help but overhear Lilly and Trixie talking, but they weren’t exactly speaking quietly. Has my chance finally come? I’ve loved Trixie for years, but I’m not the type a guy that moves in on someone else’s woman. I always thought that Trixie and Chris had a good marriage, despite the loss they went through years ago.

I know exactly why their marriage is falling apart right now, Chris fucked up. I only know because I saw Lacey out and about, pushing a stroller. She didn’t hesitate to brag about Chris being the father of her child. And judging by the age of the kid, she was conceived right after Trixie lost her baby.

Trixie doesn’t know yet, which pisses me off. That jackass husband of hers better tell her soon, before someone else does. If Trixie is the woman I think she is, though, she won’t forgive him for this.

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