PRISCILLA"You've been scarce around the house, why's that?"

I was just coming out of the room I'd turned to mine, freshly showered and all dressed for a stay at home.

I bumped into my husband, someone I'd been avoiding for a few days now. "You've been scarce around the house, why's that?" I threw back.

He curled his fists, I saw it and my eyes flashed him a warning. He had better not raise that hand to my body ever again.

"So now you have the audacity to throw back questions at me?" His ...