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Josh wrapped his hand around the back of her neck and kissed her hard on the lips “We’re okay, yeah?”

“Of course Now go” She dazzled him with her best fake smile He didn’t seem to notice it wasn’t real He turned and ran down the stairs The best sound Caroline had heard all day was the slam of her front door behind him

Caroline dragged herself through to the bedroom and fell on her back on the bed Her hands covered her face as she let out a long, et jail

Her lying backside was going straight to hell

“You don’t need to sleep on the couch” Helen eyed the king-sized bed “We can make this work for the next feeeks”

“I’ the couch” Andrew nodded to the tiny two-seater sofa by the

Helen felt her throat tighten Did he hate her so ht than share a bed with her again?

“I’e in the bed”

“I’ll find another room if you don’t want me on the couch”

“Mitch said the other rooms were full of junk”

He grunted She wasn’t sure what that meant She felt tension wind its way up her spine to her neck She bit the inside of her cheek to stop fro no reply had taught her that it was pointless But she felt angry Angrier than she had in years She turned to her husband, the stranger she’dat the bed as though it would bite hied deep into those awful tartan pants of his, and he was hunched over as though he was trying not to be there at all

So inside Helen snapped, and she opened her mouth “What does that runtI speak A in the bed or not?”

He took a slight step back towards the door She was pretty sure he wasn’t even aware that he’d done it Subconsciously, theAs he usually did She put her hands on the hips of her yelloered sundress, the one that clashed with her hair, and waited

“Well?”

He shuffled on the spot “I don’t think it’s a good idea to share the bed”