CHAPTER 18

The next day went by absurdly normal, which was becoming the new norm for him. One night of erotic chaos only to be followed by days of ridiculous boringness where he and everyone else have to pretend life is normal. It was an oddity he no longer enjoyed. In fact, it made him want to smash everything into tiny pieces. He was the last to wake the following morning. Matt fell asleep on the floor where his step sister had left him. When he woke, he was covered in a blanket and had a pillow under his head he didn't remember retrieving. In the kitchen/dining room area Erica sat feeding her baby boy, Jordan jr., while Jordan sr. Sat brooding in the living room with the tv on and an ESPN magazine in his lap. Matt gave him an innocent enough smile as he walked by, but it was only answered with a suspicious head nod. Matt knew he didn't know what happened between his wife and Matt, but that wouldn't stop him from suspecting. But Erica was Matt's step sister, that alone should quell any worries,