The Queen of Spades
MONTHS
d!" Vince yelled, and I hurried out of t
can make som
t this horrible mess to me?!" he snapp
way. I made som
" He eyed the
I added some
om me," Vince turned h
ld try it
the bowl of soup off the table in a fit
m the soup that splattered over me whi
urself up!" he spat and rolled h
myself in for the past eight
at cost? This was not the man I'd spe
he hospital, he fired all the house he
he used every single hour of the day to torm
ut it got worse when Michelle's
into pieces before Vince whee
f the man we saw her kissing the day
later, and I scampered away from th
ght in my throat when I saw the pile of pa
minutes. I need dinner in an hour," he said, and
for long-I had work to do. I hurriedly set
o make dinner for my grumpy hus
Clear out Michelle's things," Vince sa
re do I se
d, and my brows scr
ha
turned away into the living
concluded that Vi
usual. The past eight months had
wed no visitors. Especially n
written a list of dishes I'll need at the table,"
n, attention now
t. How ma
said anything about chef
d snap
ha
my wife?" he grunted, pushing his plat
es
" he said, but that did nothin
s si
t and
are. And no scowling!" he added. "You have no righ
e to stay in the shadows, then went to bed with a pleased smi
atered the garden, and again in the evening to
g married a
nd complain about everything, ofte
orked, and barely eating. So it didn't come as
rt to see Vince sitting next to m
om. When I saw you, I thought you
was," I
said and looked up-Vince
ed out of bed. "I ne
" he o
the edge
your fainting w
al
make Vince happy? Was he
for now. I'll interview some house hel
at
only m
ill have to take care of me. Your focus, attention,
softly.
s for dinner. Or would y
ne now," I said and re
said grumpily an
s. We're going
in a car
me a condes
sing the Mc
ka
" he asked with
es
oo