So she ignores it, quietly seething, and sips at the chilled wine. Why does Anne put up with it? Why does Cynthia's husband, Graham, allow it? Anne is angry but powerless she doesn't know how to put a stop to it without looking pathetic and ridiculous. Cynthia is flirting openly with Anne's husband, Marco. She'll have to pump and dump her breast milk in the morning.Īnne wilts in the heat of the summer night and watches her hostess with narrowed eyes. Now she has no idea how much wine she's drunk over the course of this interminable dinner party. Anne had meant to keep herself to a limit, but she'd let things slide-she didn't know how else she was supposed to get through the evening. Cynthia has been topping her up all night. ***This excerpt is from an advance uncorrected copy proof***Īnne can feel the acid churning in her stomach and creeping up her throat her head is swimming.
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