Mad Girls In Love by Michael Lee West

Author:Michael Lee West
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2011-09-25T23:40:16.698000+00:00

Violet turned out to be right. Instead of squandering money, Clancy Jane decided to be miserly with her emotions. She began to ignore Byron, carrying on long, one-sided conversations with her cats. Then she decided to exclude him another way. She emptied the kitchen cupboards. And she stopped drinking. Not that Byron seemed to care. He just ate his meals in the doctors’ lounge or with Dorothy and Mack. Clancy Jane spent long hours at the café, helping Zach with Sunday brunch. They installed a long buffet table with halogen lighting and steam that rose up, curling to the ceiling. She was careful not to stand too close, but she hadn’t given up on him. Then he hired a harpist named Lydia from the Blair School of Music in Nashville to play on Sundays.

Clancy Jane stood next to the espresso machine, waiting for the milk to froth. She cut her eyes at Zach. He was standing next to the trompe l’oeil wall, blending into the painted fronds and primates, and his face

filled with rapture as if entranced by the ethereal sounds. The harpist’s fingers were crooked slightly, like a spider spinning her web. Her long black hair fell like a silk curtain over her shoulder. And Clancy saw he was going to fall in love with her.

After the brunch ended, Zach gave Lydia a green bottle filled with Ganges River water and a statue of Buddha. Clancy Jane locked herself in the restroom and bawled her eyes out. Finally she came to the conclusion that she was damn lucky to have him in her life. She could rejoice in loud arguments about global problems and passionate discussions about how supermarket chains are victimizing America. She could relish their debates over the virtues of buckwheat groats, the versatility of rice, and the nutritional values of falafel and mung beans. It was no crime to secretly love him. As long as she wasn’t hurting anyone, what did it matter? She’d alienated Violet. She’d given up alcohol. Her marriage seemed to be dying. All she had were a few dozen alley cats and an infatuation with a younger man. But it was enough to keep breathing.

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