“Wine is the new hot chocolate. Don’t judge. I still have my knives, and I’m feeling extra stabby.” ~Jen
“How did you manage to get away from your man?” Sally handed Jen a cup. There was no steam coming out of it this time. This elixir was a little stronger than chocolate. Jen and Jacque were imbibing. Sally, of course, could not. Jen wished she, too, couldn’t consume alcohol. But she refused to be jealous. She would not let herself feel anything but joy for her friend. Jen lost her child, but she would still get to be the most awesome aunt to Sally and Costin’s little crumb catcher.
“I didn’t get away from him.” Jen inclined her head toward the door. “He’s sleeping in the hall.”
Jacque sat on the floor, her shoulder resting against the couch just beside Jen’s knees. She laid her head a
