He blinks twice before nodding.
Melissa’s shoulders begin to shake again and I hug her tighter, laying my cheek against her shoulder. I know without checking that she’s crying again.
“Stop jumping to conclusions. Drew is a good guy. You guys have been together for years and you have a beautiful daughter and a baby due next month. He’s not stupid enough to fuck that up.” I glance at Jon and continue to rub my sister’s back in slow circles. Her sobs slow to a few intermittent hiccups.
“You really think that? Maybe I’m blowing this out of proportion?”
“Why don’t you ask him?”
“I can’t. I just ... The night I called his receptionist, I stayed awake because I couldn’t sleep. When he came home it was after eleven and I could tell he was surprised I was still up. I asked how his meeting went, and he said it went great.”
“That doesn’t mean he was cheating on you.”
“My money’s on closet crafter,” Kate interrupts with all the seriousness in the world, and it’s enough to bring a smile to my sister’s lips. But it falters a second later when she opens them to speak again.
“Last week I followed him.”
“What?”
“I followed him to these condos near the downtown ASU campus. I would have gone inside too, but I had Claire in the backseat. It was dinnertime and she started crying. I just couldn’t ... I couldn’t face him with our daughter in my arms.” She sniffles.
“Aw, Mel.” Kate grabs my sister’s hand. “Don’t cry, okay. I’m sure he’s just hiding his love for patterned fabrics. Whatever happens, we’ve got your back.”
I nod. “Jon and I will get to the bottom of this so don’t you worry. I’m sure there’s a perfectly good explanation.”
And if there’s not and he is cheating on my sister?Well, he’s going to regret the day he was born. I’ll kill him with my bare hands ... if someone else doesn’t get to him first.
