CHAPTER 17
In my mind, Candy had always been greedy and opportunistic, the vengeful ex-wife, the villain of the story. In the real world though, it's rarely that simple, especially in a divorce situation. Someone had been standing in the way of Duke's happiness that day and it turned out to be me. As much as I hadn't wanted to face Candy before the bathroom incident, it was ten times worse afterwards. Unfortunately, I didn't have a rock to crawl under so I went back to the bar, humbled and contrite.
I could feel the tension in the air. Kip and Duke looked wary and skittish, like men do when their girlfriends have just had a screaming match in the ladies' room. Candy had her back to me, ordering a drink. I tapped her lightly on the shoulder.
"Candy, I just want to say I'm sorry. I was wa
