“Where were you?” She hid her suspicions under blankets, hoping he’d coax her out with honesty.
“Told you where I was goin’.” He hopped on his right foot while tugging his left sock.
“It’s just that—“ She noticed the red marks on his collar.
Again.
“It’s just that what, Amy?” He yanked his t-shirt over his head; threw it hard at the floor.
Dirtbag. “Nothin’.”
“Finish what you were sayin’. It’s just that what?”
Scumball. “Pearl saw you.”
“Who in the heck is that now?”
“My girlfriend.” Her voice peeked out and disappeared back down her throat.
“Hmmph.”
“Pete. She saw you go into Doll’s. You promised you were goin’ to the gym but… did you?”
“That gal’s blind as a mule on a cold winter’s day.” He hurried off the rest of his clothes and set the shower to screaming.
“Let me smell you!” She threw off the covers and ambushed him, bloodhound to trail style.
He pushed, ducked, squirmed away from her insistent sniffer. Even squirted a dollop of shampoo on his body to throw off the scent.
She still caught that tangy whiff of guilt.
He knew She KNEW.
Diet reset.
Whether he liked it or not.
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© M. Lee / All rights reserved.
Comments (16)
Congrats on Top Story!🥳🥳🥳
Congrats on the top story.
Oops, caught! I love the twist that turned this story from potentially heartbreaking to humourous. Congratulations on Top Story!
Your story is so engaging, capturing the complexities of relationships with a twist - loved it!
No wonder this is TS. You nailed it, captured the gut-level feelings with creative sentences. I could read stuff like this all day. Very well done. The ending was perfect.
This was great. I loved the ending. Well done!
congratulations on TS. great emotions in plain sight.
Congratulations for top story and amazing superb way to describes your story or emotions
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
oops, forgot to say, Congratulations on TS.
So clever! this: "Her voice peeked out and disappeared back down her throat." What a way to say it! and "bloodhound to trail style." You succinctly told the tale in a poem. Good job!
Very clever and I am Guilty of this diet cheating lol 😆
Oh you got me there 😂 That was so clever and well done. Congrats on top story!
Never been happier for a plot twist in my life 😂 great writing!!
I was like ohhh noooo 😅🤣🤣 Love the secret twist and story! 💌
Ohhhh food! Hahahahahahahahhaha! That was a good one!