Chapter 29: Two Visits
August 17, 2014
The Zeus Martini: 5 Parts Honey-flavored Vodka, 1 Part Buffalo Grass Vodka, 1 Teaspoon Lillet Blanc, 1 Pickled Asparagus Spear.
Frankie’s duplex—she lived in the right side of the unit and her father lived in the left side—was manicured with care and pride, made of brownstone, and showcased hip-high hedges in the front and a cobblestone walkway that branched off to both front doors. Frankie was spry, quite the vixen, and someone important in my life. She liked to wear short skirts, and bright red lipstick. She had a string of boyfriends all at the same time, sexually enjoyed the company of men, and never planned to get married. Everything about her screamed vivid and spontaneous. And no one, not even her father, could hold her down from realizing h
