1. Lies, Old and New


    Date: 12/30/2023, Categories: Loving Wives, Author: byEightyThousandEightyFive

    ... laying her. Let her keep her illusions... it didn't matter. They'd disappear soon enough.
    
    All illusions eventually did.
    
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    Tami was lost, and she knew it. Her stable home, her stable husband, her decidedlyunstable daughter... all pushed into a kind of background haze--rather, a new kind of background haze--as the weeks went by. Her... excursions after work were growing more frequent, and she found herself finding excuses to be'late' coming home, though not invalid ones, honestly. After all, Jillian was having troubles at school, and a good mother would do what she could to address that. Meet with people that could help. Teachers. The Principal.
    
    Other staff.
    
    "Mrs. Drevin, this problem is becoming a crisis." Tami blinked at the shift in tone of... what was it again? Kapowski? The severe, statuesque blonde behind the foreboding desk was starting to sound more than a little impatient. "We gave Jillian a second chance, dropped her suspension to two days, but she doesn't seem to appreciate the reprieve." The Principal plucked up a sheaf of paper like she'd been itching to since the moment Tami had walked in for this meeting. "There have been... reports." She sighed. "Rumors, really, which is why I hope we can head things off before they become more."
    
    "Rumors?" Tami frowned. "Are you seriously saying that my daughter's future is in jeopardy because of high school gossip?"
    
    "They're credible rumors. Even I've seen... well, that's for me to address." For ...
    ... some reason, Miss... Tami took a quick glance at the nameplate on the desk...Kowalski licked her lips absently. Must have skipped lunch, or something. "In any event, you and your daughter need to have a heart-to-heart. Regulations keep me from voicing my suspicions unless,until, lines are seen being crossed."
    
    "Lines?" Tami was very confused. "I mean... is she starting fights? I know she had a thing with that other girl, but I thought--"
    
    "I'll be dealing with Kristy Park." Kowalski got that distracted look again for a second, her eyes unfocusing like she was seeing something that wasn't there. "You're better suited to see to your daughter's needs personally."
    
    "I agree." Tami stood suddenly, taking the Principal by surprise. Apparently she hadn't expected the conversation to end this abruptly. "In fact, I have a meeting with Bas... Mister Baxter," she pretended to look at her wrist, remembered that she never wore a watch, and felt herself flush, "uh... like right now." She began moving towards the door like she was being pulled on a rope. "He knows Jillian, and together we're... we..." The flush became a full-on inferno across her skin. "...we're doing... it. Y'know... helping."
    
    That was pretty much all the prudence Tami had in her, and if the other woman had a comment, or even a further thought, she had no idea, as she was out of that office and nearly sprinting towards the one she truly wanted to be in without a single look back.
    
    It was onlyafter Bastian had made ...
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