Can't Get Enough by Connie Briscoe

Author:Connie Briscoe
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9780307418876
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Published: 2007-12-17T23:00:00+00:00

"SO, TELL ME, Veronique,” Barbara said as she dipped a shrimp into her cocktail sauce. “How did you meet Bradford?” “We met in Atlanta,” Veronique said as she ate a bit of her Beluga caviar. “He and my ex-husband had some business dealings together and . . .”

“Software?”

Veronique nodded. “Guy’s company was much smaller than Bradford’s, and Bradford loaned him the money to expand, quite a sum from what I remember.”

“You said Guy’s company ‘was’ smaller than Bradford’s. He no longer has the company?”

“No.”

Barbara wanted to ask what had happened to her ex-husband’s business, but something about Veronique’s blunt ‘no’ made her hold back. Guy was an ex, so there could be bad blood between the two of them. It wasn’t business that Barbara was concerned about anyway.

“How well did you and Guy know Bradford?”

Veronique put her fork down and dabbed her lips with her napkin. “Barbara, given what I knew about Bradford back then and what happened at B. Smith’s last week, I think I know what all of the questions are about.”

Barbara stiffened.

“And I can assure you that I don’t get involved with married men. I don’t need to bother with them when there are so many single men out there who come without a lot of baggage. I hope you believe that.”

Barbara relaxed. The baroness sounded truthful. Why would Veronique go to the trouble of befriending the wife of a man she’d had an affair with? It didn’t make sense. “Thank you for telling me that, Veronique.”

The baroness nodded. “I want us to be friends and I know we can’t unless you feel you can trust me. Ask me anything you’d like.”

“There is just one other thing. You said, ‘given what you knew about Bradford back then.’ What does that mean?”

“Well, Barbara. Let’s see, how should I put this?”

“You can tell me the truth. I doubt it’s anything I haven’t heard before. And, besides, this was five years ago, right?”

Veronique inhaled. “Yes, but it’s not a pretty picture.”

“With Bradford, it rarely is.”

Veronique nodded with understanding. “He was coming to Atlanta a lot back then. He had a branch office there.”

“Yes. He closed it down a few years ago.”

“Well, when I was in Atlanta, there were rumors that he was seeing several women down there.”

Women? Barbara thought. Plural? She twisted her lips in disgust.

“Two of whom I knew personally, and both were married. So there was at least some truth to the rumors.”

Barbara twirled a shrimp between her fingers. “I see.”

“I’m so sorry,” Veronique said, knitting her brows with concern.

“No, it’s fine. I’m not surprised. Really.” Barbara had always suspected something like that had been going on in Atlanta. Bradford had spent a lot of time traveling back and forth during those years, and it was then that her drinking problem was at its worst.

“Can we please change the subject?” Veronique asked, smiling. “I want to talk about something fun.”

“Of course.”

“Let’s talk about Noah.” Veronique winked.

Barbara was surprised. Was Veronique interested in Noah? “What about him?”

“He’s a real honey, and I saw the way you look at him.

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