The Grownup Table
The Vanebridges showed up for the dinner-party,
uninvited, & late. Virgil nearly brought this up
in front of his guests, but merely retired to the
empty coat-room. He hid underneath the coats,
alongside the blackened pot roast. The two spoke
in code; they hid together a lot. Hayward would
later peel away the coats & rescue his lover, but
for now, […]
