A close friend just boarded a tiny cruise ship in a foreign country & saw her nemesis at the lifeboat drill. Like NEMESIS. The last time they saw each other was when they SUED each other! They are assigned to the SAME LIFEBOAT! I am riveted.
Picture it: 2 wealthy ladies in their 60s. 1 used to be married to the others’ brother. There is decades of bad blood between them & a very expensive lawsuit. Haven’t seen each other since depositions. The one who won is sitting at the lifeboat drill crocheting a blanket...
...for her newest grandchild when the other walks up and says, “well, hello Sally.” It’s a Viking Cruise. The ship is tiny & the entertainment options are very limited. They are going to be seeing each other CONSTANTLY for the next 2 weeks!
AN UPDATE! But first ... some delicious backstory... Sally is traveling with three people in her party: her middle aged daughter Karen, her new (4th!) husband Tom, and Marian, the sister of her ex-3rd husband. Sally ditched the husband years ago but she and Marian stayed close.
So Sally is on a cruise with her ex sister in law from her 3rd marriage (whom she loves) when she runs into her ex sister in law from her 2nd marriage (whom she hates). FWIW Karen is a product of her 1st marriage. AND Tom, her 4th husband, is on this trip. I'll let that sink in.
Sue has been married once & is still married. Her husband, Geoffrey, is delightful. Dorky, sweet, kind ... Sue runs roughshod over Geoffrey. Several nights ago, at Geoffrey's invitation, Karen (we can just call her "weak link") had dinner with Sue & Geoffrey!
AND last night Tom (husband #4) spent an hour chatting, one on one, with Geoffrey! They became fast friends! But Sue and Sally are definitely still not speaking.
More backstory ... I'm not accusing her of anything, I'm just sayin' ... but Sally was on a different cruise ship earlier this summer when an older lady fell overboard and was never found.
And do y'all even want to know about how Bob (Sally's ex #2 and Sue's dead brother) is a ghost who haunts Sally's house? There's a lot here.
NEW UPDATE: Tonight after dinner Sally & Tom bumped into Sue & Geoffrey in a narrow hallway. There was no escape. They had to engage in awkward pleasantries. Another passenger who already knew Sue walked by just then. Sue introduced Sally as her “ex-sister in law”...
...the lady remarked, “it’s so wonderful that you two have stayed so friendly & close!” Geoffrey couldn’t take it — he busted out laughing, guffawing really, even choking, right there in the hall.
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