July: And A PartyIt was a badly kept secret. It was the type of secret that spread like wildfire through the group.
The two couples met at about 8:15 at Ethel’s. It was still light out, and the place was unusually quiet for a Saturday night in July. Sure, lots of regulars headed to the country or the Hamptons for weekends, but there were only five or six women in the whole place. No one recognized any of them. Maggie wasn’t even there.
They wouldn’t admit it, but each of the brides was a bit disappointed that they couldn’t spring their marriages on everyone. They sat forlornly at their table, glancing at the door each of the few times it opened. Nothing. After a half-hour of this, Nicole said how lame things were, and they decided to pay the bill and leave.
“Good night ladies” Mandy, th
