Chapter Seventy

“Oh my goodness, Marie. You have to see the way he looks at me and touches me. I swear, Zed Norton is the one.”

Steven rolled his eyes as Marie's laughter carried over to the kitchen where he was making dinner for them. He smiled at the thought that he had cooked more in the past weeks than he had in several years but he enjoyed cooking for Marie.

At first, he had been confused by the connection between Sandra and Zed until he remembered Marie had told him about an accident or something.

“Baby, dinner is almost ready. We’re eating in the kitchen, yeah?” He asked, ignoring Sandra's scowl as Marie nodded and smiled at him. She had better not invite that woman to dinner because he hadn't made enough for her. Maybe he would have if she hadn't started hounding him about hitting Marie the minute he walked through the door. She had even threatened to call the cops on him. Marie had thought she was being protective but he could see through her act.

“So anyway. He’s absolutely glorious and I