The Ring of Fire: The Dragon Dream: Book Two by Robin Janney

Author:Robin Janney [Janney, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-11-28T06:00:00+00:00

V eronica smiled at the women sitting around her table at the Rosé. She had resisted Les’ attempts to get her to ‘go off with the girls’ just enough to be believable and today had invited only her closest acquaintances to a late lunch. What a relief it was to get out of the penthouse while her husband struggled pitifully through his physical therapy!

Even here though, she maintained the devoted and loving wife act. Her friends expected it, admired it, and their fawning was gratifying. They were simple women, but they adored her.

They were all laughing over Elle’s latest drama with her youngest granddaughter’s attempt at sneaking out of the house when Veronica was startled by a tap on her shoulder.

“Mrs. Moore! What a pleasant surprise!”

Not dropping her smile, she let her eyebrows rise in delighted surprise as she turned and saw the impertinent face belonging to the chipper voice.

“Why hello, Katie!” she purred. “How are you? I haven’t seen you in ages!”

“I’m fine, Mrs. Moore; I just wanted to say how sorry I was to hear about your husband.” Katie batted her eyelashes prettily, her smile taking in the three other women at the table. “How is he doing?”

“Oh, he’s managing, the poor thing.” Too schooled to scowl at the younger woman, Veronica continued to smile. “He insisted I get out today! Said I’ve been cooped up with him long enough and it was time we started to live our lives again. After all, he’s not dead. Just, injured.”

“I’m so glad to hear that,” Katie cooed.

Cooed. Was the younger woman truly a simpleton?

“While I have you,” said Katie, reaching into her small designer bag and pulling out a small white envelope. She held it out to Veronica. “Would you be so kind as to pass this along to Craig for me?”

“Of course, dear,” Veronica replied. She took the envelope gracefully, wishing she could snatch it and swat the other woman with it. She slid it into her own designer bag without hesitation. Hesitating just a heartbeat, she fixed the younger woman firmly with a look just short a glare, and asked, “Won’t you join us?”

“Thanks, but I have more shopping to do before I go home.” Katie showed no sign of seeing the glare, or of being afraid of it. She continued to smile and bat her blonde eyelashes.

“Oh, well do enjoy yourself dear.” Veronica waited for the younger woman to turn and begin to sashay away before turning back to her friends. “Now, Elle, please continue your story!”

Elle, a slightly older woman than Veronica, giggled as she picked up her tale from the interruption point. Her sharp eyes followed Katie for a moment, so did the looks of the other women.

Maybe it wouldn’t be a complete disaster, mused Veronica as she laughed at the next point in the silly story. All three women would talk about the interruption, amongst themselves and then with their other friends. No one would care they were interrupted, but they would find it

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