Valerie and Amy walked tensely side-by-side behind Grandmother. The moment they were in the study, Grandmother handed them both burgundy-and-gold credit cards. Amy turned the card in her hand over. All charges paid for, no expiration or blackout dates. She could never want for anything again.
“Thank you Grandmother,” Valerie said, taking the card and a sheaf of forms with it. Amy caught word “Divorce” written in bold legal print on the forms as Valerie signed her name and slipped her wedding band into the small envelope on top of the signed forms.
“A car to the airport has been arranged. Simply tell the pilot where you wish to go.”
“Thank you, Mrs. Krovstoff.” They shook hands and Valerie turned to Amy. “If we run into each other again, I hope it will be over a bowl of ice cream or something friendly, Amery.”
“O-Of course.” They shook hands. Valerie waltzed out of the back door to the room, and Amy felt like she only finally understood why Grandmother had called Sherman and Valerie the two-faced couple.
“Amery? Is there anything else I can do for you?”
“No, thank you for everything,” she said, sliding her envelope onto the table.
Notes:
This scene was really fun to write, and was my version of “money or love?”.
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