CHAPTER 20
HECTOR
His wife was up to something. He wasn’t sure what but every now and then, she gave him this look from her side of the kitchen island. After their first fight, after which he’d f****d the insolence right out of her, things had gotten back on track. A month into his marriage and things had never been better.
She’d made him his favorite breakfast, which wasn’t too strange since she seemed to like to cook. Still, something was up. Maybe it was because tomorrow, they would have their first guests over. Mary was big on family gatherings, he’d discovered. She had wanted to throw a housewarming barbecue and officially welcome Zoe into their midst.
Right now, she was prepping salads.
“Need any help with that?” he asked.
“Nope.” She cleared her throat. “So, um, is there maybe
