The Cruel Ever After
“When Jane saw her, after so many months apart, she wanted it to be a special moment, uncluttered by anything else.
Waiting until just after ten, Julia opened the side gate and strolled casually into the crowd. Jane was standing about fifteen feet away, her face lit by the glow of a Chinese lantern.
“Hey,” said Julia, carefully angling past several of the guests.
“Hey yourself.” Jane gave her a friendly hug. “I thought maybe you weren’t coming.”
“I couldn’t miss Ray’s birthday.”
Jane’s reaction ...was subtle, just a slight widening of the eyes, a slight lifting of the eyebrows, but Julia caught it. It made her smile.
“Dad will be glad to see you.”
Julia had chosen to wear clothes that looked virtually the same as the ones she’d been wearing on the night they first met: dark pleated pants, a boldly striped vest, a white blouse, and a wide silk tie, all the pleats and tucks accentuating her slimness.
“You look great,” said Jane. “Can I get you something to drink?MoreLess
Waiting until just after ten, Julia opened the side gate and strolled casually into the crowd. Jane was standing about fifteen feet away, her face lit by the glow of a Chinese lantern.
“Hey,” said Julia, carefully angling past several of the guests.
“Hey yourself.” Jane gave her a friendly hug. “I thought maybe you weren’t coming.”
“I couldn’t miss Ray’s birthday.”
Jane’s reaction ...was subtle, just a slight widening of the eyes, a slight lifting of the eyebrows, but Julia caught it. It made her smile.
“Dad will be glad to see you.”
Julia had chosen to wear clothes that looked virtually the same as the ones she’d been wearing on the night they first met: dark pleated pants, a boldly striped vest, a white blouse, and a wide silk tie, all the pleats and tucks accentuating her slimness.
“You look great,” said Jane. “Can I get you something to drink?MoreLess
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