Maggie checked her watch as she hurried home. She was supposed to meet Mike after work at Murphys, but shed called him to say that she wanted to go home to shower first. It had been an unusually steamy spring day and she knew shed feel better with a cool rinse and a change of clothes.
Thankfully, Mike had been understanding. No worries, baby, take your time, hed said.
Things with Mike ran hot and cold and Maggie could never predict which Mike shed get. Hed moved in with her a few months earlier, and she still wasnt used to sharing her space. Her mind drifted to thoughts of last Christmas when theyd had a huge blow-up.
Mike had assumed theyd spend the holiday with his family on Long Island. When Maggie informed him that she would be hosting the Orphans and Misfits at her place, as usual, things got particularly heated.