Ex-husband Wanted an Open Marriage With My Sister
On the table sat an unopened box of donuts, its paper bag fluttering faintly in the draft from the air conditioner.
Olivia huddled in the corner of the sofa, sinking deep into the cushions. She wore an oversized gray hoodie, its sleeves bunched tightly in her clenched fists. The lace on her left sneaker had come undone, trailing across the beige carpet. When she spotted Jenny, her shoulders hitched upward, and she bit down hard on the soft flesh inside her lower lip, leaving a row of pale indentations from her teeth.
“I had the dream again,” Olivia spoke, her voice thick and nasal as it forced its way through her nose. “I was back in that alley. Patricia was grabbing my arm, and John was lau