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“Absolutely”

“And…you’ll tell Zeke? Because I know if I try to, he’ll pull that -and-that’s-that routine, but if you tell him, he’ll listen to reason”

“Sure, I’ll tell Zeke”

Allie reached across the kitchen table and placed her pal way, because you’re gorgeous, but you look a little tired Have you been sleeping? Wait, of course you haven’t been sleeping When are youto come to your senses? It’s not like the two of you don’t love each other And you’re still having…you know, sex, so what’s the problem?”

“You heard about the bridge incident, too?”

“Oh, babe, the whole town knows First it was the arled “They’re calling it Mimi and Zeke Sex 20”

“Oh God”

“Hey! It’s a testa for you, you know” Allie went momentarily quiet “Especially me”

“I know,” Mi her sister-in-law

“So what’s really going on?” Allie asked “I just don’t get it I really don’t”

This was the worst part of being a wife Torn between that loyalty to your husband and to the other people you loved But if she told Allie, Zeke would never forgive her Miive him another ulti, or else

Or else what? They were already living apart

“Hopefully, it will all be resolved soon,” Milanced at her watch “Crikey I have to be at The Bistro for a festival co in fifteen minutes”

“How’s that going? Everyone is so excited about Fatback Bubba and the Rattlesnakes! Did you know their new CD is going to be picked up by a major Nashville label?”

“Wow I had no idea,” Mimi said