9 Bookmarks
List of Bookmarks
-
Tags
Summary
“She can’t kill me,” Jack mumbled, fingers tugging absently at the stubborn tungsten ring that still clung to his left hand. “She’s gone, a casualty of ‘irreconcilable differences’ and the Allegheny County court.”
Several seats down, an older regular lowered his beer and shook his head. “The worst part is waking up alone.”
Jack pointed a trembling finger at the old man. “See? He gets it.”
—
A drunken, Jack Abbot copes with his heartbreak by dramatically whining to the regulars that his wife is dead, until she actually shows up to drag him home.