Honky Tonk Angel (Vintage Carolyn Brown Romances) by Carolyn Brown

Author:Carolyn Brown [Brown, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Published: 2015-11-05T05:00:00+00:00

Nine

"Of course I remember you," Melissa said in a sickeningly sweet voice. "You were the one who was screwing around with Clancy."

"I loved him when all you did was tease him. All you saw in Clancy was an easy meal ticket, and a handsome groom to stand beside you at your picture-perfect little wedding," Angela said in the same cloying tone of voice Melissa was using.

"Hey, Melissa. It's not as if I asked you to come down here. But I have a suggestion for you. Shut up." Clancy slowly got to his feet, dread filling his entire body. It was over now. Angel would fly home tomorrow morning and he'd never, ever see her again, and he couldn't blame her. She was her own woman now. She didn't need this kind of aggravation in her life.

"Of course you didn't ask me to come down here, darling." Melissa turned away from Angel as if it were beneath consideration. "But I figured you should be the first one to know some very special news. Our news. It'll change your mind about things."

"Don't tell me you flew all the way down here to tell me you're getting a divorce from Daniel," Clancy said disbelievingly. "Hey, I remember when you divorced me for him, and I didn't care any more by that point. What makes you think I'd care now?"

"Oh, hush," Melissa giggled, still ignoring Angel who was standing only a foot from her. "Did you know that Tishomingo is buzzing right now about your mother? Why, my mama is horrified that Meredith Morgan is marrying old Tom Lloyd. Here your dear daddy's only been gone four years and she's taken up with a man like that." Melissa was obviously trying to change the subject, but her smirky tone of voice hadn't changed.

"Melissa?" Clancy's voice had an almost threatening tone. "You still haven't told me how you found me here." Angel watched the scene between them, transfixed, as it were from one of those soap operas her granny had felt compelled to watch every day of the week.

Melissa pouted.

"Oh, all right. Meredith has my friend Christy house-sitting for her while she and Tom are off on their honey-moon. "She dragged out the last word as if she were a kid with a new dirty term that she was showing off in front of the whole playground. "Christy found a note that had the name of your motel and the phone number here in case of an emergency, and she told my mama. And I caught the next flight out, right behind you, to tell you the wonderful news I just mentioned."

"I don't give a damn if you bought me the winning ticket in the Texas lottery. You can have the zillion dollar jackpot all to yourself. Just so long as you leave me alone." Clancy picked up the bottle of Asti and the two wineglasses. "You're nothing but bad news, Melissa. So just trot back to the airport and catch the next flight home. Come on, Angel.

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