Little Horses — Janice Daugharty

"Husband and wife, they looked blood-related; they looked perfect, like arm-linking dolls on the top tier of a wedding cake. Except when they were drunk.
"Drunk was how Associate Professor Randolph Sears--Randy to his only two friends--saw them that evening when he stopped under the arched entrance to the foyer of the Darton College president's house..."
Self-conscious, boring Randy is about to find out why Anthony and Veranda--his only two friends--drink so much when they are with him. Then he sees himself as he really is, not how he hopes he is.