The Emerald Horseshoes by Jane Josephs

Author:Jane Josephs [Josephs, Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781647160296
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-12-10T16:00:00+00:00

“Here you go,” Nick said, handing her a mug of coffee before sitting back down on the sofa, this time several feet away.

“Thank you.” She sipped her coffee, feeling the hot liquid burn a path to her stomach. The silence in the room was broken only by the faint hum of traffic outside on Harbor Drive. She counted the seconds. Why didn’t he say something? Finally, unable to stop herself, Alison gave voice to the confession that wouldn’t stay hidden. The truth that would condemn her in his eyes. “I started drinking scotch my sophomore year at Berkeley.” She gripped her coffee mug tightly with both hands. “Just after I began having an affair with an older man who was in one of my classes.” She looked down at the hot brown liquid in the mug, seeing instead a cut-glass tumbler with a splash of warm amber-colored scotch. “That’s what he drank . . . so I made it my drink too.” She licked her lips and rushed to finish the sordid tale. “He was a married man with grown children and a wife who suffered from depression. The story ended badly—for all of us.”

Nick remained quiet, his expression thoughtful. Alison silently squirmed, hating herself. Disgusted anew that she’d fallen for the oldest line in the book, with a man who was her father’s age. The aftermath was a wound that wouldn’t heal, hard as she’d tried to stitch it closed. Putting her life back together had been grueling work. A work still in progress. Could Nick ever understand and forgive her? Probably not. Alison sniffed involuntarily, wanting badly to cry.

“It’s not an uncommon story. Except the age difference, I guess,” Nick said. “I assume he promised to divorce his wife, but never did.”

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