Ciji Ware
“she wondered, listening to the dial tone after the line went dead.In fact, she knew exactly why, under the guise of humor, she’d fired off the crack about his showing up “this time.” Her run-in with Francesca at the Eola Hotel had been far more troubling than she’d admitted even to herself and had infected her with nagging suspicions about Sim’s alleged penchant for disappearing at crucial moments.But let’s be fair here, she admonished herself silently.After all, Sim’s ex-wife was a lawyer, and... lawyers were trained to put a certain spin on the facts. Who knew exactly what circumstances surrounded the events leading up to Francesca’s miscarriage? In Natchez, Simon Hopkins had been nothing but courteous, thoughtful, and kind. He should be judged innocent until proven guilty, right?Daphne returned the phone to its cradle and wished mightily that she could ring Sim back and apologize for her flippant remark. As for Francesca’s hidden motives and Sim’s likely reaction if, indeed, his former spouse had come to Natchez to make a grandstand play—well, why look for trouble… and what could she do about it, anyway?Just tell Sim you’re sorry for whining on the phone and be done with it.***Tuesday night, Daphne stopped briefly at the Eola Hotel and persuaded the bartender to sell her a good bottle of California Chardonnay.MoreLess
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