Blindsided. A novel.
Don knows nothing about any bachelorette party, Jamie never told him about it.
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Here is a teaser, just to get your attention:
Driving home from his downtown office, Don is thinking: What was Jason Clayborne thinking when he talked about Jamie in such a way? What reason would he have to drop such a nuclear bomb on the husband of one of his best friend’s daughter? Was he drunk? Was he angry at Bill Altman? Was he just venting anger about what could become a major financial loss?
Or, is it possible he knew something Don didn’t? Don knows nothing about any bachelorette party, Jamie never told him about it. The problem now was should he challenge Jamie? Has she been keeping a dark secret from him, and if so, what would it mean to their relationship if he were to suddenly confront her about something so terrible? Jason said it was something that happened a long time ago…how long ago?
As he fought traffic on Highway 5 going up to Del Mar, Don decided it may be better to just stay ignorant. Or at least pretend to be. He is battling himself about this Team DeMille investment, about his desire to bail out on his career, and now, all of a sudden, he is asking some questions about why Jamie has been so guarded sexually. Is his own simmering guilt about having sexual dalliances affecting his performances? Is she suffering latent sexual confusion, repressed anger and resentment, and feelings of abandonment from Don?
Is this all a figment of his imagination, and is it undermining his ability to do his job, to be intimate with his wife, and to make good decisions? As he turns onto his street, his mind is cluttered, his body is racked with anxiety.
He has to walk into his house and try to be perfectly normal when Jamie says:
“Hey honey! How was your day?”
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