Hell's Horizon
“Nic had never told me much about him, apart from his name, Nick, which was confusingly similar to her own. Nicholas and Nicola, but both had used the abbreviations since childhood, prompted by their father, who had a peculiar sense of humor. I’d asked why they let the arrangement stand now that he was dead. She said neither wanted to change. She liked Nic and he liked Nick. Besides, they didn’t see a lot of each other, so it wasn’t that big an issue.
He was twenty-nine, three years older than Nic. He had inherited the bulk of the estate when their parents died and was to have been Nic’s financial guardian until she turned thirty, whereupon she could have drawn from her share of the funds as she pleased. He had no head for business but he spent conservatively—he hadn’t frittered the family fortune away and there was a sizable amount left in the kitty.
The two weren’t close, but there didn’t seem to be any bad blood between them. They just didn’t have much in common. Or, to put it anoth...er way, they had too much in common—as well as sharing names, they also shared a taste in men.MoreLess
He was twenty-nine, three years older than Nic. He had inherited the bulk of the estate when their parents died and was to have been Nic’s financial guardian until she turned thirty, whereupon she could have drawn from her share of the funds as she pleased. He had no head for business but he spent conservatively—he hadn’t frittered the family fortune away and there was a sizable amount left in the kitty.
The two weren’t close, but there didn’t seem to be any bad blood between them. They just didn’t have much in common. Or, to put it anoth...er way, they had too much in common—as well as sharing names, they also shared a taste in men.MoreLess
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