Page 27 of Twisted Betrayal

“Oh, yes ...Gloria.”

Riley felt her stomach twist with nerves.Her mind raced for something to say.“We’ve talked.”She didn’t have to tell him when.

“Good.She seemed concerned about you.”

Riley gritted her teeth.I’m sure she did.“That’s very sweet.I have a lot of good friends.I will be at the school bright and early.”

“Okay, great.It will be good to have you back in your class.”

“Thank you, Donald.”

She hung up and stood there for a moment.She took several deep breaths to calm the anger brewing in her.God, that woman was a piece of work.Gloria actually went to her place of business to check on her.She wanted to see if her plan had worked and how distraught she was.

She jumped a little when an arm came around her waist.

“What’s wrong, Sweetheart?”Rick asked.

She looked over her shoulder at her husband.“Donald told me Gloria stopped by the school to talk to me.”

Rick instantly scowled.“Jesus.She’ll stop at nothing, won’t she?”

“She has some balls,” Riley said.She smiled when that caught Rick by surprise, and then he chuckled.She rarely said anything like that.

“Yes, she does have balls.But now, she’s got nothing.”

Riley nodded and laughed.Just talking about it made her stomach ease and the anger diminish.

“What do you want to do right now?”Rick asked.

“I thought I’d get ready for bed and read.We both have to get up early tomorrow.”

“That sounds good.I’ll get more work done and be up.”He pressed a kiss to her lips.

They walked through the house, her going upstairs and Rick going farther down the hallway to his office.

Riley took her makeup off, brushed her teeth, and slipped into a short, silky nightgown with thin straps.She didn’t usually wear anything to bed and knew when her husband came up, the gown would be taken from her, but for the moment, it was comfortable.She grabbed the book she started and settled onto the bed with the pillows stacked behind her.

The next time she glanced at the clock, she was surprised to see it past ten.She closed her book, set it on her nightstand before reaching and turning off the lamp.She arranged her pillows and got comfortable and immediately drifted off to sleep.

Within an hour, Rick came to bed.She felt the bed dip, and then her nightgown pulled over her head.If she hadn’t been so tired, she would have laughed.

Rick dropped the gown on the floor, moved so he had her back to his chest, and then she heard his sigh.

“Good night,” she said softly.

She felt him kiss the back of her head.“Good night, Wife.”

She smiled and drifted back to sleep.

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