SO DEAD MY LOVE by Patty G. Henderson

Author:Patty G. Henderson [Henderson, Patty G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay & Lesbian
ISBN: 9780615140254
Publisher: Black Car Publishing
Published: 2009-12-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

The calls were beginning to rub on Carmen’s nerves. This was the second time in a week that Charlie’s Cove Pub had called. Each time, Carmen had to run and salvage what was left of Gillian Haskell from a booth in back of the bar.

Carmen had done everything but virtually move into Gillian’s house, at Gillian’s request. It hadn’t taken long for it to all fall apart. When Gillian wasn’t drinking out at Charlie’s Pub, she was near passed out and slurring her words at home. Their personal life had deteriorated into nursing care for Gillian. And lately, Gillian had started making lame excuses when it came to sex and showings of affection. All of this was wearing Carmen down.

Samantha’s odd behavior wasn’t making things any easier for her either. On top of that, she was expected to host the annual Police and Fireman’s Fund Drive, a much-anticipated dinner at the Island Auditorium, usually done on a grand scale. All the important business leaders were expected to be there.

When she arrived at Charlie’s, Charlie Smith, owner and allaround neighborhood nice guy, greeted her with the usual. His round, pink face was embarrassed. Not for himself, of course, but for Gillian and for whatever reasons had led her here.

Carmen supposed it was hard for people like Charlie to understand how a once respected businesswoman like Gillian Haskell could come to this end. Everyone knew about the divorce, of course. Everyone knew everything on Bayton Isle. Gillian’s neighbors were already giving her the evil eye. And with Carmen always coming to her rescue like some knight in shining armor, tongues were beginning to wag.

Gillian was sitting, head on the table, in her favorite booth. Charlie must have removed all the martini glasses she usually collected around her.

“Come on, Gillian.” Carmen grabbed Gillian’s shoulders and looked at Charlie. “Do me a favor, Charlie; next time she comes looking for vodka or anything alcoholic, call me.”

Charlie followed Carmen as she struggled to get Gillian up to her feet. “Well, there’s been a fellow who’s met her here on a couple of occasions.” Charlie scratched his head as Carmen stopped to look at him. “I think he’s the doctor over at Bayton Isle Medical. Steve, I think his name is.”

Carmen tensed up and her grip on Gillian’s arm tightened. She didn’t know what to say. Gillian had never spoken of him. It seemed Kendall made the rounds. She remembered the way he’d looked at Samantha.

“She doesn’t drink at lunch or anything like that does she?” She didn’t want to appear to be too curious or heaven forbid, jealous of Gillian’s rendezvous with the good doctor Kendall. Charlie was shaking his head.

“No. No. They mostly come in after six.” He grinned. “I guess Gillian has figured out when our happy hours are. Six to eight. Been that way for over twenty years.” He opened the door for the both of them, Gillian’s head resting, oblivious to all, on Carmen’s shoulder.

“So you want me to call you, huh?” “Yeah, Charlie.

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