Robyn Carr, by Sunrise on Half Moon Bay

Robyn Carr, by Sunrise on Half Moon Bay

Author:Sunrise on Half Moon Bay
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-30T20:16:31+00:00


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Justine’s friend was out for the evening and had left her a note on the kitchen counter. Justine phoned the girls, made sure they were settled in for the night. Amber said that Scott had called and said he’d be there by ten; Justine didn’t mention having seen him in Carmel. She simply said, “I’ll call you in the morning. Then I’m going to go job hunting again.”

If there was anything good about running into Scott and Cat, it was learning that she would not perish from seeing them together. And while it had been tempting to punch her in the throat, she hadn’t. She had perfected seeing Scott in passing and never lost her cool because they were co-parenting. She didn’t scream at him that he was nothing more than betraying scum, a liar, a cheat, a waste of air. Tears no longer rose in her eyes. She didn’t long for him. In fact, she began to see his flaws more clearly. His hair was not just touched with gray, it must be graying rapidly and thinning fast because he was using some kind of cheap coloring that stained his scalp. He had a weak chin, his nose was crooked and his teeth should be whitened.

He was very fit, she’d give him that. How else should he be since all he did was play? But being fit couldn’t keep your face and neck from sagging. In fact, all that time in the sun was not helping the aging process. But all that was just the rigors of aging, and she would have looked on his flaws with affection, willing to grow old with him. She would have gone to the end, of that she was sure. She never questioned whether or not she was deeply in love. She never asked herself if she was in love enough. She only asked herself how much longer they had if they stayed relatively healthy.

That was no longer possible. There was no more for them now.

But if she was going to run into him and his mistress in Carmel on a sunny Sunday afternoon, she could run into them anywhere, anytime. Avoiding Half Moon Bay was no longer an issue.

Spending the day with Adele had put her in a nostalgic frame of mind. She longed for the comfort of a small beach town. She’d love to get up early and walk to the beach with her sister, exercising before work. She wanted work that was satisfying and a lifestyle that was healthy. When she stopped for groceries after work, she’d rather walk to Bronski’s than fight for a parking space at Super Foods. In fact, wouldn’t it be great to walk to work?

With that in mind, she went to the law offices of Sam Gillespie, Esquire. He was located in what passed for the business district of Half Moon Bay, nestled between a photographer’s studio and a bookstore. Down the block was a beauty shop and day spa. On the other side was a sandwich shop and bank.



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