CHAPTER 41: A WAKE-UP CALL

MARIE I hesitated briefly as my hand reached for the phone. 'what are you doing?' "I'm just checking in on him," I muttered to myself, "that's just me being a decent human being." I could hear the voice in my head cackling at such weightless reasoning because there was no reason why I should want to text my ex-husband, especially not fifteen minutes after waking up. I sighed as I withdrew my hand and then stood up. I had a busy day already, and I should be getting ready. So why was I thinking of him? I tightened the robe sash over my slightly protruding stomach, still eyeing the cell phone. "You blocked him for a reason." I reminded myself firmly with a nod before heading into the bathroom. I came out fifteen minutes later to meet Crystal in my room, already dressed. "Ever heard of knocking?" I joked as I readjusted the towel wrapped around my head. "I did knock; you just didn't hear." She brought out a paper from her purse and thrust it toward me. "I added a few things to t