Chapter Eleven

Nick paced the guest house porch.  It was a week since he’d been kicked out of Alison’s house and she’d yet to speak to him, let alone allow him near her.  He’d spent his days in the garden and maintaining the grounds, but the pouring rain forced him to take time off.   He had a few things he could tend to inside the main house, but not if he couldn’t get past the door.  He could force his way in or even use the key he had, but it would only push Alison further away.

He couldn’t explain why he just stood and stared at the scene before him when he found Martin and Alfred with Vanessa. He’d given it a lot of thought.  The only thing he could come up with was that he was in shock.  He knew Martin to be a bit of a player when it came to women.  Alfred could be rather promiscuous as well. They may have even participated in a few ménage à trois in their long lifetimes.  They were, a