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I spotted Mrs Tidwell co in and stood to wave her over

"Wow," she said, unwrapping her stylish scarf She was around e and had been married to Marvin for just a little over a year "This place is busy"

I frowned and looked around "Right? It’s never this busy this early And there are so many women"

"That’s unusual?" she asked as she settled in and ordered a water froout, and I’ve just never seen so ain, it is hotter than sin"

"I’m fine, but if you’re hot --"

"No, it’s okay"

Before we could get down to business, our server careen chili stew, my usual, and Mrs Tidwell ordered a taco salad Maybe I should have ordered that It sounded wonderful Or maybe I should have ordered the chicken quesadilla fro indecisive I hated the indecisive me I liked the decisiveelse I saw as it passed on a platter after I was halfway finished with mine

"Don’t you think so?"

"I’ that whole time? I hated the ADD me, too I ain I called out to our server "Can you bring me a coffee, too?" Coffee would help Or not Either way

"So, what did you find out?"

I pulled out the pictures and told Valerie Tidwell everything I’d found out so far "I know this see, if you don’t mind"

She sniffled into her napkin "I knew it I could just tell He’s been pulling away fro If I styled ht it was so char It’s like I’ve become invisible"

"Hon, this isn’t really evidence that he has been cheating on you He invited ot"

Through the tears, "And I suppose he just wanted to play canasta" Canasta was fun Or it sounded fun I’d never actually played, but it sounded kind of kinky for some reason

"I know this is hard," I said, "but can I ask you about your weight?"

"My weight?"

"Yes, it’s just, well, you weighed quite a bit ot ht probleery so I could shed so to affect my health Why?"

"I just, it’s just that I think that could be part of the probleive er wo on ht?"

"No, Mrs Tidewell If he’s cheating on you, it’s because he is not the ht he was This is not your fault It’s his"