Chapter 10
September 1998
"Stanley, I'm bored."
Stan folded his paper so that he could see Karen across the table.
"Well……I know of something we can do." He responded, raising his eyebrows suggestively.
Karen laughed and rolled her eyes.
"No."
"No?"
"No. I mean, yes to that. But, what I meant was that I'm bored in general."
Stan put his paper down on the table and furrowed his eyebrows at Karen.
"I'm not really following…"
Karen sighed. "I was thinking that maybe I could get a job."
"Karen, sweetheart, you know that if you need money to just ask me or use the credit cards."
She shook her head. "No, Stan. I don't mean for the money. I mean for something to do during the day. The kids are both in school now and you're at the office all day, leaving me here…..all alone."
"If that's what you wanna do, Kare, I'm not going to stop you. I actually think it's a great idea."
Karen brightened. "Really? You're sure?"
"Absolutely." He nodded. "I think it would be good for you to get out of the house during the day…other than just to shop."
Karen scoffed. She knew he was right.
"Do you know what kind of a job you're looking for?"
Karen shrugged her shoulders as she added cream to her coffee. Stan held back a laugh as he looked at his wife, deep in thought. He turned back to his paper and continued to read.
Karen sat there in silence for several moments until the classified section was handed to her. She looked up to see Stan smiling at her from behind his newspaper.
Stan saw Karen's smile widen as she began flipping through the part-time employment section, searching for her new job.