Chapter 7
Amanda had just got done heating up the spaghetti from the Italian restaurant when Linda let herself in.
"Amanda! I'm here!" She called. Amanda rolled her eyes as she put the spaghetti on the table. She skipped into the kitchen and smiled.
"Oh, dinner's ready!" She said. "Where's Mark?" And just as she said that the phone rang. Amanda rolled her eyes. She hit the speaker button on the phone as she set some plates on the table.
"Hello?" She answered.
"Hey, Sweetie." Mark said. "I'm really sorry. I gotta work late again." He said. Amanda's face dropped.
"Mark, are you coming?!" Amanda heard Lindsey call in the background. She froze.
"I'll be right there!" Mark snapped. "Okay, so is that okay, Honey?" He asked.
"Uh, yeah. No problem."
"Thanks, Manda. Bye, I love you." He said,
"Love you, too." He hung up.
"He's cheating on you." Linda said as she scooped spaghetti on her plate.
"No he's not." Amanda said. She sat down and put spaghetti on her plate too.
"Didn't you hear that woman in the background?!"
"She's another detective. She called this morning too. It's fine." Amanda said.
"Calls him at home, he has to work late and she happens to be there. A little suspicious." Linda said.
"Linda, she's a detective!"
"What's her name?" Linda asked.
"Um, I'm not sure. When she called this morning she said her name was Lindsey. That's all I know."
"He. Is. A. Cheater!" She announced.
"He. Is. Not!" Amanda went in defensive mode. Even though she couldn't help but wonder herself. "He wouldn't do that." She mumbled. "He loves me."
"Believe what you want. But he's cheating." Amanda almost believed it for a second. Almost. She knew it wasn't true. But she couldn't help but wonder. Just a little.
