I normally called her once a week to catch up, but I had been dodging her phone calls since I left Jamie because I just didn’t feel like explaining myself to anyone. “Well, well, well, she is alive,” Tina said as she stood up and watched me approach the front porch.“Hey, what’s up?” I asked.“Umm…I think that’s a question for you. I’ve only called you six times with no return phone call. So I resorted to calling your husband who, by the way, is just as bad at returning phone calls as you. Hope, what the hell is going on? I just came here to see your mom to invite her over for Mother’s Day tomorrow, and she told me you’re staying with her.”Shit…Mother’s Day. My stomach dropped at the thought of spending my first Mother’s Day without my Charlie. Tina pushed a strand of her short blonde hair behind her ear and stared at me inquisitively. “I really don’t want to talk about it, Tina.”“Hope, come on. You can tell me anything.” “Okay, fine. Jamie had an affair.
