A Woman of Fortune (2014)
“At the door, across the shiny tiles of her front foyer, stood a stylish woman with perfectly coiffed hair, looking eerily like Shirley MacLaine stretched tight as Joan Rivers.
“Sweetheart,” she gushed, extending her arms toward Claire.
“Mother?”
“Claire, darlin’—come give your mama a hug.” She wiggled her fingers.
Claire had no choice but to move forward into her mother’s embrace. In her arms, she caught her mother’s signature fragrance, Shalimar—the heavy amber patchouli scent ...popular with women over five decades ago. She still thought it stunk.
After giving her mother a quick pat, Claire pulled back and let her in. “Wow. How long has it been? Five years?” She found it hard to keep the scorn from her voice.
Her mother stared back, wide-eyed. “Oh, that’s impossible,” she said, waving off the idea. “I visited when Max graduated high school.”MoreLess
“Sweetheart,” she gushed, extending her arms toward Claire.
“Mother?”
“Claire, darlin’—come give your mama a hug.” She wiggled her fingers.
Claire had no choice but to move forward into her mother’s embrace. In her arms, she caught her mother’s signature fragrance, Shalimar—the heavy amber patchouli scent ...popular with women over five decades ago. She still thought it stunk.
After giving her mother a quick pat, Claire pulled back and let her in. “Wow. How long has it been? Five years?” She found it hard to keep the scorn from her voice.
Her mother stared back, wide-eyed. “Oh, that’s impossible,” she said, waving off the idea. “I visited when Max graduated high school.”MoreLess
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