Poisoned Dreams by A. W. Gray

Author:A. W. Gray
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Published: 2014-04-06T04:00:00+00:00

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Nancy endured Richard’s comings and goings for slightly better than half a year. She felt during the time that she had reversed roles with Denise Woods; though she and Richard were still married, she felt as if she’d become the other woman. And in a manner of speaking, she had. Richard made no bones about extolling Denise’s sexual prowess to Nancy, but where Denise was concerned, the fact that Richard still slept with his wife on occasion was a deep, dark secret.

Nancy went ahead with her incest counseling and devoted most of her time to Allison and Anna. She was hoping against hope that Richard would come to his senses and return home for good, but after six months of him bouncing back and forth between home and his rented condo, Nancy made up her mind that reconciliation was never going to happen. Finally, emotionally drained, she wrote Richard a long, tearful letter and mailed it to his Springbrook Lane condo address. In it she reaffirmed her love for him, but stated that it would be harmful to both her and the girls to continue this way. She told Richard that if Denise was what he wanted, so be it. Nancy wanted a divorce.

It is likely that Nancy was attempting some reverse psychology in the hope that Richard would come back to her, but her strategy backfired once again. By this time Richard was under heavy pressure from Denise to put up or shut up. In fact, she had temporarily ended the relationship, telling him that if he ever chose to proceed with his divorce and make an honest woman of her, he should give her a call. She had begun seeing other men, and a headline story on the society pages featuring Denise and her escort, jetset restaurateur Shannon Wynne, at a gala opening of Dallas’ Northpark location for Barney’s New York, drove Richard into a frenzy. Therefore, Nancy’s letter played right into his hands. He replied that he wanted a divorce as well, and immediately made arrangements for him and Nancy to see a mediator.

The divorce mediator is a creation of Texas law, though a number of states have now begun the same practice. It is the function of the mediator to bring warring couples together on property settlement prior to filing of the divorce petition, and the idea behind mediation is to save the court time. If the couple has already agreed on a division of debt and assets, the divorce proceeding itself becomes quite simple. The couple can then file their own petition and thus save on legal fees. In the Lyons’ case, Richard selected the mediator.

So badly did Nancy want heartache out of the way and to get on with her life, she was determined not to let material things delay the proceedings. She meekly agreed to a down-the-middle split of everything; if she couldn’t have Richard, money and property meant nothing to her. The eventual property settlement drawn up by the mediator, and originally approved by both Nancy and Richard, illustrates the point.

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