After the night by Linda Howard

Author:Linda Howard [Howard, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Social Classes, Suspense & Thriller, Fiction - Romance, Romance: Modern, Contemporary, Romance - Historical, General, Romance, Historical, Romance & Sagas, Romance - Contemporary, Fiction, Louisiana, Love Stories
ISBN: 9780671019709
Publisher: New York ; Pocket Books, 1995.
Published: 1997-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

"But he was already having an affair with her. There wasn’t any reason for them to leave." Alex shrugged, a very Gallic gesture. "I’ve never understood it myself."

"Why didn’t he just get a divorce?"

"Again, I don’t have an answer for that. Perhaps because of his religion; Guy wasn’t a regular at mass, Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html

but he felt more strongly about religion than you might have expected. Perhaps he thought it would be easier on Noelle if he didn’t divorce her, if he just handed everything over to Gray and left. I simply don’t know."

"Hand everything over to Gray?" Faith repeated. "What do you mean?"

"I’m sorry," he said gently. "I can’t divulge details of my clients’ business dealings."

"No, of course not." Quickly she backtracked. "Do you remember anything else about that summer?

Who else Guy was seeing?"

He looked startled. "Why would you want to know?"

"Like I said, I have an interest in the man. Because of him, I haven’t seen my mother since that day. Was he likeable? Did he have any honor, or was he just a tomcat?"

He stared at her for a moment, and pain crept into his eyes. "Guy was the most likeable man in the world," he finally said. "I loved him like a brother. He was always laughing, teasing, but if I needed him for anything, he was there like a shot. His marriage to Noelle was a disappointment to him, but still I was surprised when he left, because he was so close to Gray and Monica. He was a terrible husband, but a wonderful father." He looked down at his hands. "It’s been twelve years," he said softly. "And I still miss him."

"Did he ever call?" she asked. "Or get in touch with his family in any way?" He shook his head. "Not to my knowledge."

"Who else was he seeing that summer, besides Yolanda Foster?" Once again, her question startled him. His eyebrows rose, and rebuke was in his voice when he spoke.

"None of that matters. As I keep telling Gray, it’s in the past; let it go. There was a lot of pain that summer, and keeping it alive doesn’t do anyone any good."

"I can’t let it go, when no one else in the parish will. No matter how successful I am, or respectable, some people here still think of me as trash." Her voice trembled a little on the last word. She hadn’t meant to let her control waver, and she was both embarrassed and irritated that it had. Sometimes, though, the pain leaked through.

Alex must have heard it, because his expression changed, and suddenly he left his chair to come sit beside her and take one of her hands in both of his. "I know it’s been difficult for you," he said gently.

"They’ll change their minds, when they get to know you better. And Gray will eventually relent. As I said, he reacted the way he did because he’s so protective of his family, but basically he’s a very fair man.

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