Johnny Porno by Sax Rohmer

Author:Sax Rohmer [Rohmer, Sax]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, General
ISBN: 9781933586496
Google: CFucoAEACAAJ
Goodreads: 18923432
Publisher: Stark House Press
Published: 2010-04-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Nancy couldn’t believe she was doing it, walking back into her bank to take another thousand dollars out of her safe-deposit box for Louis. It was money she had managed to squirrel away during her marriage to Nathan; excess grocery money as well as some of the child support she didn’t really need. She removed the contents of the box, two envelopes of cash and some jewelry, before she counted out ten one-hundred-dollar bills. She recounted what she had left and wrote the figure on one of the envelopes—$6,200.00.

Lately, she’d thought about hocking the engagement ring John had given her. The one-carat pear-shaped diamond had been appraised for one thousand dollars two years ago, less than half of the value of the ring Nathan had given her. She had already lied about John’s ring, telling Louis her second ex must have stolen it. Louis couldn’t know what she had stashed in the safe-deposit box because then he’d ask for it.

The diamond Nathan had given her made her rethink rushing a divorce too soon. She had been living good and no longer had to work since marrying Nathan. There was financial security and enough independence to maintain her affair with Louis. She had health insurance coverage that included dental, and should Nathan die, there was mortgage insurance to pay for the house and a life insurance policy that would keep her out of work for ten or more years.

While it was true Nancy didn’t love Nathan and probably never could, and that she still loved Louis, it was equally true there was no way she could depend on Louis. Even if what he had told her the other night was true and they would soon have enough to start over, was there really a chance in hell it would work?

She knew the answer without having to think about it. Louis would always be Louis. He would bet when he wanted to bet and he would fool around when somebody new caught his eye. Truth be told, if push ever came to shove, Nancy could count on being the one shoved.

Still, the dichotomy wasn’t something Nancy could do anything about; she resented Nathan for all his decency and loved Louis for all his indecency.

And here she was bailing him out one more time.

Tomorrow she would use her only child to help Louis rob the boy’s father.

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