"A Matter of Trust, by Barb Goffman, in Three Strikes -- You're Dead!, edited by Donna Andrews, Barb Goffman, and Marcia Talley, Wildside Press, 2024.
This is the fourth story by my friend and fellow SleuthSayer to get reviewed in this space.
I suppose of all the sports that appear in this anthology bicycling is the one most likely to catch my attention, since I spend sometime every day pedaling.
Ethan and Jessica are married. He works at home, she doesn't. But that's not the problem.
"Nothing says love like jelly... Donuts don't judge."
That's the problem. While Jessica takes care of herself Ethan pampers himself with unhealthy food. Jessica tries to get him bicycling every day but he finds ways around it.
And, like a lot of people who lie to people they love, he stops trusting her. A nice psychological tale with a satisfactory ending.
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