Embattled Return (Lost and Found #6) - J.M. Madden Page 0,2

(good word by the way!) and I know how cunning they can be. When did you become so gullible you listen to 2 year-old tyrants? They must have really flattered your ego with the peepee compliment, although I do agree! lol

You know, I know we don’t have sex as much since we’ve had the kids, but man, I’m craving you BAD! It’s only been a week, which we’ve done before, but I think it’s the fact that I CAN’T have you that makes me want you so bad. Does that make sense? Oh god, maybe I’m turning into one of those desperate women at the day-care!

But, wait, I get sex… that doesn’t apply.

We really need to get some of this yellow fish wine. Yellow Fin? Yellow Tail? No, that wasn’t it. It’s really good and it goes down too easy. And I’m indulging because I really don’t have anywhere to go. I guess I could go to a hotel but that feels like admitting I won’t get home to you tonight. I’m going to stay here until I absolutely have to leave! Prosie. Promise. Not to freak you out or anything but the boys have a doctor’s apartment, appointment tomorrow. 9:30. I think. Let me check my phone. Yup! 930.

Speaking of phone, I’m tryong to converse, by battery. Not sure but I think I might have left cord at the hotel. May have. Which is it? Anywhere, I’m at 18% and dying. I’’l see if someone has a cord I can use. There’s a guy down the row from me that has every coord imaginable, it looks like, and he keeps smiling at me. You’d probably like him. Maybe I’’l ask him for power.

Shut, John. Shit. They just announced that all flights are cancelled until further notice. They have that deicer stuff but apparently it keeps refreezing and the snow keeps coming down. The wine lady up here says that it happens a good bit. I guess I get to hang out for a while longer. It’s been the longest week ever, babe...

You know, I’ve been thinking. I think I want another baby. What do you think? I’m gonna go see what that wine is because I think the girls would love it. I know I dooo. Maybe is just hitting me so hard cuz I never get a chance tp drink.

I love you babe. Stay strong. And hard. Lol

Shannon

PS I won’t comalpn about the water bill. probly.

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Holy fuck. The woman was drunk and about to ask a man she didn’t know for juice.

John read over the email again, wondering what the heck he was going to do about tomorrow? The Columbus team was coming to the office tomorrow, and they were hashing out some personnel issues before they signed the final contract. How the hell was he supposed to get the kids to the doctor at 930 when the meeting was at 900?

For the first time in a long time he felt inadequate, and it pissed him off. It was not Shannon’s job to raise his kids. It should be both of their responsibility, and he realized how much he had taken her natural mothering for granted. Shannon had been born to have children, and she made it all look so effortless. She was such a natural mother.

But, another one? He didn’t know about that. At least not right now.

As he thought about the past two years, he realized he hadn’t been responsible for his own children for more than a few hours alone in that entire time. And in that two years this was the first time Shannon had really gone out alone. There had been a girls’ trip with some of the other wives last year, but his in-laws had been here to help out with the twins that weekend. Just like they had been this week. Literally, they had only left today for Arizona because they knew Shannon was flying home tonight.

John started to feel a little offended. Did she not think he could take care of them? No, she wouldn’t be like that. He knew for a fact she saw him as more of a man than anyone else in his life.

Caden conked out first. Very carefully, John hoisted him against his shoulder, trying to squeeze him between his upper arm and chin and still manipulate the wheels of the chair. This was the only time he ever wished for an electric chair. Normally he was okay with wheeling himself around. His lightweight racing chair