food. Kyle looks like he has a big appetite.”
Jemma smiled as memories from the night before. Kyle had her pinned on the couch and kissed her within an inch of her life. She loved every second of it.
“Jemma?” Janna shook her sister. “You kind of zone out. You okay?”
“Like you wouldn’t believe.”
ELEVEN
Kyle was stepping out of the shower when his doorbell rang.
“Great. Now what?” He wrapped the towel around his waist and walked to the door. Everyone in his family knew he was going to Jemma’s tonight. Who else would dare knock on his door? He snatched the door opened ready to give whoever was on the other side the holy hell blues. But as he recognized the visitor, that was not an option.
“Ava, what the hell?” He stared at his ex-wife. He hadn’t seen her in five years. She still looked beautiful as ever. “What are you doing here?”
She finger combed her long, blonde hair. “Aren’t you going to invite me inside?”
That was a can of worms he didn’t want to open. “Sorry, in a bit of a hurry. Why are you here?”
“I’m actually on my way to Houston. I have a paper for you to sign. I thought you could sign it and I could be on my way.”
“You know I don’t sign anything blindly. I’ll look at it later, and express mail it to you.” Nothing was going to stop him from making his date with Jemma.
She sighed. “I can’t come in for a minute?”
“No, sorry. Just give me the paper and you can be on your way.”
“You look good, Kyle. Why couldn’t you have looked like this when we were married? I might not have strayed.”
“Must have been the company I was keeping. The paper, Ava,” he said, trying to keep his voice calm.”
“You know I could hang around tonight and you could just give me the paper.”
“And where do you plan on staying?” Kyle glanced at the clock on the wall. He really needed to get rid of her.
“You don’t have room for your ex?”
“No.”
She drew a dramatic breath, reached into a large bag and handed him the brown envelope. “I don’t know if I like all this attitude you’re giving me. I think it’s this place.”
“Possibly. I’ll be in touch.” He closed the door and rushed to his bedroom. He opened the medicine cabinet and searched for the indigestion tablets. It had been five years and he still couldn’t stand the sight of the woman.
He dressed in jeans, a button-down shirt, and casual shoes. He picked up the packages and he headed out of his garage. No sign of strange cars, he mused as he drove away.
***
Ava sat in her car and waited. How dare he? That man had never denied her anything while they were married. Sure the sex sucked, but he was a noted psychologist in Austin. A woman had to make some sacrifices for society.
Now since he’d returned to this Godawful place in the backwoods, her ex-husband had lost weight, and looked better than he had when he’d married her. She was losing her nerve, but it had to be done. Her cell phone rang.
“What?”
“Did you do it?”
She sighed. “No, he wouldn’t let me inside the house. Looks like he was going out.”
“I thought you had him wrapped around your fingers. We need that paper signed.”
“Well, I couldn’t get it done. He’s going to mail it back to me,” she said, knowing what that meant. “He was really anxious to leave.”
“Are you serious? You just left the doc in his possession? Are you really this stupid? Once he actually reads it, you just sent me to jail and I’m not going alone.”
“What do you want me to do?”
“Go back and get it.”
“Or what?”
“Don’t bother coming back.” The line went dead.
***
Earlier, he had stopped at the local toy store and purchased the latest children’s DVD for Kassie. He had to come bearing a gift, since he left before seeing her.
As he continued the drive, his stomach
Jemma smiled as memories from the night before. Kyle had her pinned on the couch and kissed her within an inch of her life. She loved every second of it.
“Jemma?” Janna shook her sister. “You kind of zone out. You okay?”
“Like you wouldn’t believe.”
ELEVEN
Kyle was stepping out of the shower when his doorbell rang.
“Great. Now what?” He wrapped the towel around his waist and walked to the door. Everyone in his family knew he was going to Jemma’s tonight. Who else would dare knock on his door? He snatched the door opened ready to give whoever was on the other side the holy hell blues. But as he recognized the visitor, that was not an option.
“Ava, what the hell?” He stared at his ex-wife. He hadn’t seen her in five years. She still looked beautiful as ever. “What are you doing here?”
She finger combed her long, blonde hair. “Aren’t you going to invite me inside?”
That was a can of worms he didn’t want to open. “Sorry, in a bit of a hurry. Why are you here?”
“I’m actually on my way to Houston. I have a paper for you to sign. I thought you could sign it and I could be on my way.”
“You know I don’t sign anything blindly. I’ll look at it later, and express mail it to you.” Nothing was going to stop him from making his date with Jemma.
She sighed. “I can’t come in for a minute?”
“No, sorry. Just give me the paper and you can be on your way.”
“You look good, Kyle. Why couldn’t you have looked like this when we were married? I might not have strayed.”
“Must have been the company I was keeping. The paper, Ava,” he said, trying to keep his voice calm.”
“You know I could hang around tonight and you could just give me the paper.”
“And where do you plan on staying?” Kyle glanced at the clock on the wall. He really needed to get rid of her.
“You don’t have room for your ex?”
“No.”
She drew a dramatic breath, reached into a large bag and handed him the brown envelope. “I don’t know if I like all this attitude you’re giving me. I think it’s this place.”
“Possibly. I’ll be in touch.” He closed the door and rushed to his bedroom. He opened the medicine cabinet and searched for the indigestion tablets. It had been five years and he still couldn’t stand the sight of the woman.
He dressed in jeans, a button-down shirt, and casual shoes. He picked up the packages and he headed out of his garage. No sign of strange cars, he mused as he drove away.
***
Ava sat in her car and waited. How dare he? That man had never denied her anything while they were married. Sure the sex sucked, but he was a noted psychologist in Austin. A woman had to make some sacrifices for society.
Now since he’d returned to this Godawful place in the backwoods, her ex-husband had lost weight, and looked better than he had when he’d married her. She was losing her nerve, but it had to be done. Her cell phone rang.
“What?”
“Did you do it?”
She sighed. “No, he wouldn’t let me inside the house. Looks like he was going out.”
“I thought you had him wrapped around your fingers. We need that paper signed.”
“Well, I couldn’t get it done. He’s going to mail it back to me,” she said, knowing what that meant. “He was really anxious to leave.”
“Are you serious? You just left the doc in his possession? Are you really this stupid? Once he actually reads it, you just sent me to jail and I’m not going alone.”
“What do you want me to do?”
“Go back and get it.”
“Or what?”
“Don’t bother coming back.” The line went dead.
***
Earlier, he had stopped at the local toy store and purchased the latest children’s DVD for Kassie. He had to come bearing a gift, since he left before seeing her.
As he continued the drive, his stomach
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