Now that the secret was out – Lucy knew that William had been with Vivian – Haley still did not know how much he should say. If he said too much, William was sure to have his head on a spike. If he didn’t say enough, Lucy would know, and she would have his head on a spike.
Lucy could see the agony on Haley’s face and she said, “If you don’t tell it to me straight, I will imagine the worst and, before William is even awake, I will have left him. And that will be on your head.”
Haley sighed and he said, “Fine. I will tell you, but please don’t blame me if you don’t like what you hear. I am just the middle man.”
“Speak!” Lucy commanded.
“Last night we drank until midnight,” Haley began. We were just about to leave when, out of nowhere, Vivian appeared. We didn’t know why she was there but
