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“I love that noise. Smart aim,” she praised. “Remember that time when you shot the cork over the fence? It must’ve gone a mile.”
“How could I forget? It was the shot of a lifetime. If I was trying to hit Neil’s lit grill, I never could have done it.”
“Not for a million dollars,” she agreed with a laugh. He laughed with her, enjoying the memory and the ease between them—a rarity over the last couple of years. “Guess it wasn’t all bad. Our marriage.”
“No. It wasn’t.” She took the bottle from his hand and tilted it to her mouth, swallowing a fizzy mouthful of the very expensive champagne. He followed her lead, taking a slug from the bottle next before settling onto the chaise lounger. He patted the cushion next to him, remembering what they’d done the last time they were on this piece of furniture.
“No funny business,” she warned as she sat down, proving her memory was as good as his.
“Just an innocent bottle of champagne shared between two ex-spouses. What could possibly go wrong?”
She took a drink, this time holding on to the bottle while she stared off into the distance.
He wondered if, like him, her mind returned to the last bottle of champagne they’d shared out here.
It was one of the worst nights of his life...
