Mark
The last person I expected to see in my office was Sheriff Knox Bridges with his hat in his hands.
“Do you want me to c
Sutton – 2 months later“There isn’t a dress in the entire city that doesn’t make me look pregnant!”Man
Sutton“Sutton, I don’t like you going back there without me,” Mark complained as he rubbed the back of his neck. “I also don’t like that Knox won’t tell us over the phone what is going on.”I paused in folding a skirt into my suitcase and looked up at th
SuttonWhen something important is on your mind, sometimes you just have to blurt it out. So that is precisely what I did.“Do you think my ass is getting bigger?”
SuttonSitting in Alice and Reena’s formal visiting room, I could hardly see the plastic covered furniture or overabundance of knickknacks. All I could do was stare at the faded documents that Knox had given me.In a matter of moments, my entire life had just been turned on its ear.
MarkWhen I got out of negotiations, there were four missed calls from Earl. I had no idea the old man knew how to work the cell phone that Sutton had insisted he carry with him. Knowing that he wouldn’t be calling unless there was a problem, I called him right away.Earl answered on the fo
MarkWe were gathered in the trailer’s tiny living room and Knox was shooting off his mouth. “I am just saying that if you need more rooms until the Baker Mansion is finished, someone is welcome to stay with me.”It was obvious that he wanted Candice to come and play house with
“Candice!” Mrs. Beason beamed. “I wasn’t aware you were back in town. When are you going to give up those city ways and stay with us for good?”Leave it to Mrs. Beason to bring up the one thing that she and Knox never talked about.
SuttonCandice had dark circles under her eyes as she clutched her cup of coffee like a lifeline. But she wasn’t drinking out of the cup, only holding it as if it were her sole source of heat. I had found her holed up in the office at Abberly’s.Knox called ridiculously early asking i