In the living room, the sound system was playing classic rock tunes. “How are you doing?” Joshua came in without waiting for him to answer and closed the door behind him. “I’ve been better.” Tad turned off the water and reached for a dishtowel. “I see you escaped Jan unscathed.” “Barely.” Joshua grabbed a chair from the kitchen table and straddled the back to sit in it. “What has gotten into her?” Tad leaned against the kitchen counter to dry his hands. “You really aren’t very smart when it comes to women.” Even though he agreed with Tad, Joshua shook his head in confusion by Jan’s behavior. “Valerie was easy. There were never any games with her. She always laid it right out in the open. Other women are so—” Jan burst in through the door. Tad jumped to his feet. Joshua stood up in time for her to blast him. “You said you had a date.”
