twenty-nine
An hour later, they were playing pool in a bar on the main strip. It was laid back and quiet inside the pub. The bar attendant sang along to Frank Sinatra as he wiped over tables and a large Labrador padded around, sniffing the floor for scraps. Rose hunkered down to pat him.
“That’s two nil to me,” said Shelly, to an annoyed looked Marian. “Who wants to play next?”
Isabel and Maria picked up a cue each and the rest of the girls went to sit next to Carmella.
“Gotta say I was shocked when I found out you’d married Darius.” Shelly sipped her drink through a straw. Rose noticed she was slurring her words slightly and felt woozy herself. Maybe she should have water next, she thought vaguely.
“A lot of things changed after you left, Shelly. I calmed down a lot without you
