Chapter Twenty-Five
While Kathryn talked marriage, Laurie Nibbling, looking distraught, opened the offices of Anderson Beverage and was soon busy on the telephone. “No sir, nothing on a sale. No sir, Mr. Miranda is unavailable. May I have Ms. Jorgensen return your call?”
Wondering why no one else had come into work and why Kathryn didn’t leave proper instructions for the day, Laurie jotted down a contact number from an irate telephone caller and considered leaving the telephone off the hook. Her mind kept replaying Jason’s hateful words. “You can’t be pregnant, Poopsie,” followed by, “I’m not the only guy who you’ve been fucking.” And then when they arrived back in Illinois, and she was preparing to drive home, he turned away and severed her heart strings. “We’re done, Laurie.”
“I hate
