CHAPTER FOUR
"Darling, I'm sorry it took me so long, but I couldn't find the meat I wanted at the market where we usually go," Gloria said as she unpacked the grocery bags on the kitchen table. "So I went to the other side of town to get it."
"It's all right, honey," Martin murmured, sipping a cup of coffee, unable to look his wife in the eyes. "I just got up, anyway."
"Is there enough coffee, or should I make you some more?"
"There's plenty, but I don't think Beth's had any yet."
"She had some before I left, but she said she was going back to bed," Gloria continued, her mind only half on what she was saying. She was too preoccupied with putting away the food and getting out of her hot clothes so she could go swimming and relax. "I'm finally finished. Let's go for a dip in the pool."
