Untamed Shore by silvia

Author:silvia [silvia]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 13

Viridiana woke up late, with a massive hangover. She didn’t remember how much she’d had to drink, although she did remember vomiting her guts out in the bathroom and then rolling into her bed. Daisy and Gregory had been amused by her lack of tolerance. They could probably drink the night away.

Viridiana showered, and when she came out, she found Delfina and her daughter cleaning the living room. It was Wednesday already? The visits from Delfina were the only thing that helped her to keep track of the calendar.

“Thank God you’re awake,” Daisy said, walking down the stairs, leaning against the banister and sighing dramatically. “Could you tell them not to cook the fish in that horrid tomato sauce, like last time? Keep it simple. And nothing that stinks, all right?”

Daisy walked back upstairs. Viridiana explained what Daisy wanted.

“We brought cazón,” Delfina said. “How else would you cook if not with jitomate?”

What a pity. This was a nice bit of shark, and would taste best with a bit of chile habanero and tomatoes.

“Don’t you have anything else?” Viridiana asked.

“Shrimp.”

“Good. I think a cocktail would suit her fine. You must have brought some other fish. Maybe you can bake it with garlic and lemon.”

Delfina didn’t seem pleased with the idea, and the way she was eyeing the living room, with the overflowing ashtray and the dirty glasses. Viridiana knew she was wondering if whatever carousing had taken place the night before had involved three people. Rather than giving her a chance to question her, Viridiana escaped back to her room.

When she came out again, Delfina and her daughter had departed. Gregory and Daisy were sitting outside, on the patio with the white chairs and the large umbrella. They’d eaten their shrimp cocktails already and were languidly resting, doing nothing, like lizards sunning themselves.

Daisy was wearing a fabulous green dress, with a pattern of palm trees, and a matching green hat. Her sandals were white, the ones she normally wore when they went to the beach. Gregory was in his bright orange Hawaiian shirt. What might have been too gaudy on other men was perfect for him.

The bell rang. Neither Gregory nor Daisy moved a muscle. Viridiana knew this meant she ought to open the door.

As expected, it was Lawrence. He looked up sharply at her, and for a few seconds Viridiana did not know what to say.

“Hello,” she muttered. “They’re in the back.”

Simple, really. She was not required to say anything else, even if she felt the impulse to assure him she had prayed the rosary for Ambrose.

When they walked onto the patio Daisy and Gregory finally shifted their limbs and stood up. There were polite greetings.

“They said a lawyer would be visiting us,” Daisy told him, “but we didn’t realize they meant you. If you had sent a telegram ahead of time—”

“I didn’t think I could come until the last minute,” Lawrence said. He pulled a chair and sat down under the table with the umbrella. Gregory and Daisy joined him.

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