A Bridge To Love by Nancy Herkness

Author:Nancy Herkness
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: millionaire, single mom, widow, New York, second chances, contemporary romance, The CEO Buys In, The All-Star Antes Up, award-winning
Publisher: Red Car Press
Published: 2011-10-16T14:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

“Randall can be quite a handful, can't he?” a female voice said.

Kate raised her head to find a tall blonde in a form-fitting white sheath applying lipstick at the mirror beside her.

“I saw you dancing with him before I came in, so I assume he's what led to your need for sanctuary.”

The woman examined her reflection for a moment and was apparently satisfied because she tucked her lipstick back into her purse and then swiveled on her stool to face Kate. “I dated Randall a few years ago. He's a wonderful lover, in case you don't know that yet. And while he's interested, he's very interested, but he always moves on.”

“I appreciate your information, but I'm not quite sure why you're telling me this.”

The blonde shrugged gracefully. “You seem like the easily bruised type. I just thought that I should warn you.” She held out her hand. “By the way, I'm Sylvia Dupont.”

Kate had automatically started to put her hand out but stopped abruptly.

“Sylvia Dupont? From Washington?”

Sylvia looked pleased. “I see that my reputation has reached even New York.”

Kate choked back a snort. “My life has gone from soap opera to farce,” she said under her breath. She laughed without humor. “This is rich. Sylvia Dupont is giving me advice.”

Sylvia Dupont clearly was not accustomed to provoking laughter. She stood up. “You're drunk.”

“No, don't leave yet. I want to take a good look at you,” Kate said.

“Why?”

“Because I want to get a good look at the woman my husband had an affair with.”

Sylvia's arrogant poise slipped for a moment. Her mouth opened and closed a few times but no sound came out. When she found her voice, it was a whisper.

“You're David's wife.”

“I'm David's widow.” Kate leaned back on her stool with her arms crossed and let her eyes scan Sylvia up and down.

“But you didn't know.”

“Obviously, I did.”

“How? We were so careful that you wouldn't find out until after the divorce.”

Kate used every ounce of self-control she had to remain stone-faced at Sylvia's statement. “You thought that he was going to divorce me and marry you? You're kidding.”

“He was going to marry me. We even stopped seeing each other so that he could ask for the divorce without complications.”

Kate was dying inside but she held her contemptuous pose, merely lifting an eyebrow. “He had no intention of divorcing me. He wouldn't leave the boys, and he wouldn't damage his reputation for a little piece of fun.”

“You're wrong,” Sylvia said but she had turned almost as pale as her dress.

Kate shrugged. “Am I? Married men always claim they're going to leave their wives. It's part of the game. And you weren't his only girlfriend. Didn't you know that?”

She turned to the mirror casually, with the pretense of tucking up loose strands of hair. She hoped Sylvia didn't notice that her hands were shaking.

Sylvia said, “I don't believe you,” but she practically ran out the door.

Kate sat staring unseeingly into the mirror. David had planned to divorce me. She had thought his affair was the worst thing she would have to handle.

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