the devils mirror
Christine, hair perfect, marriage decided and unsaid, watched the children instead and filed away the way they watched back.
At the bar, Scott didn’t hear the toast. The woman—Trish—had his attention. Long brunette waves, brown eyes, red blouse, leather skirt, boots; jacket draped over the stool like a promise. She wasn’t there to drink; she was waiting. She toyed with a straw in a fading strawberry Breezer and talked to Seth.
Seth owned the bar like a throne, sleeves tight over thick arms, T-shirt black, jeans black, boots scarred. He poured a Guinness for Harry in flannel, who drank it like ritual.
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