My Husband's April Fool's Joke Came True novel · Chapter 18 of 24

Chapter 18: Before the Gala

On Friday night the whole marina was dark except for the office window at the end of the dock.

I brought him a sandwich and a thermos of soup, because he had skipped dinner again.

The office was one room with a scarred oak desk, a paper calendar of tide tables, and a plaid couch the dog had claimed years ago.

Terrence sat at the desk under a green lamp with a ledger open in front of him.

His reading glasses had slid down his nose.

I had not known he owned reading glasses.

"You wear glasses," I said.

"Only for numbers."

"They're ridiculous."

"Take them off me, then," said Terrence, and lifted his chin.

I walked around the desk and took them off.

I folded them and set them on the ledger.

Then I sat on the edge of the oak in my school cardigan and my jeans, and put my boot on the arm of his chair.

"What are you adding up?" I asked.

"What's left of the check."

"Three hundred and eighteen thousand dollars."

"Tomorrow I put it on Dad's table."

"Tomorrow," I agreed.

"Tonight you're done with numbers."

I slid down into his lap.

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