After the Charade

The endless, agonizing dinner finally reached its conclusion. Celine felt uncomfortably stuffed. The massive portions of the high-end meal sat like stones in her stomach. She had drank way too many glasses of that 1982 Lafite throughout the evening, using the vintage wine to wash down the rising nausea caused by the man sitting across from her. The alcohol coated her nerves, keeping her chaotic, s