Blood Is Thicker Than Wine by Liz Eagle

Author:Liz Eagle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2019-01-30T18:29:15+00:00

Chapter 25

1945 Warsaw, New York

Phillip decided to take a detour back to Buffalo and went by Batavia Downs in Batavia. The place was packed, and he had to wait in line to get the pass to his father’s private booth. When he finally got to the booth, he started in on the buffet. Batavia was only slightly bigger than Warsaw, and many people drove there for the excitement of a larger town and the horse races, of course.

“Well, hello there, Phillip,” said a woman from across the room in a singsong voice.

Phillip looked up from the buffet table but did not see anyone he knew. He was not expecting to see anyone at this place, and he especially did not want any company tonight. He has his sights firmly set on someone else, Jacqueline. Poor thing, she was so sick and helpless last night, he truly wished she was feeling better today. Maybe he should find a way to check up on her, he thought.

A woman approached and extended her hand, heavy with diamonds, for him to kiss. His worst fear was realized, she was from Warsaw. “Hi Cynthia,” Phillip said. “What brings you to the big city of Batavia?” He reached to shake her hand and lightly kissed it afterward. Cynthia Lewis was one of his father’s clients, and Phillip had had sex with her when he was home from Rutgers a few times. Her husband, a local surgeon and friend of his father’s, was always being called to the hospital for some emergency surgery. The whole town knew that he was having an affair with one, if not more, of the nurses at the hospital because he stayed at the hospital way too much, and his car was occasionally spotted in one of the nurses’ driveways. In such a small town, did he really think he could hide his car? Phillip hoped she was not with her husband tonight. If so, the good doctor would go right to Phillip’s father and spill the beans that Phillip was procrastinating going back to school. His father would raise another stink, not that it mattered to him. He felt certain that his little episodes with Cynthia would be a safe secret. She was not about to tell anyone. After all, she was married to the rich town surgeon. “Oh, I just came over for some excitement. What about you?” Cynthia asked. Before Phillip could answer, she asked with a smile and a wink, “Do you have plans after the race? I left my husband back in Warsaw, some hospital emergency again, and I am available for some fun if you are. I brought the Cadillac and it has lots of room in the back seat.”

Phillip ignored most of what she had said. “Me too,” he said. “Very nice to see you, Cynthia. Well, the race is about to start. I had better get to a table. My dad will be here soon to meet me.” He figured a little lie would not hurt.

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