Chapter 24: Lauren“Mom! Mother!” Kayla’s loud, agitated voice reached Lauren as she headed toward the kitchen for her morning coffee. Oh, oh.
“I’m here, honey. What is it?” Lauren entered the kitchen, immediately taking in the look on Kayla’s face as she stared at Alex, who continued to mess with the coffeepot, oblivious as usual. “I see you’ve met Alex.”
“I probably shouldn’t be surprised at anything that happens in this house anymore, but I wish you’d warn me when you’re having a ménage à trois. I could have stayed over at Jessica’s, you know. She’s getting used to the debauchery that’s becoming a regular thing in our household these days and, as my best friend, is more than happy to offer me a decent place to hang out so I don’t have to keep being exposed to the mental collapse of the
