Let's Talk...Baby

It's late at night, and we're driving. Chiara is lying down and asleep in the last row, while Wison and Andrew are asleep behind us. Jude stops at a gas station for snacks.

While shopping, I ask, "Who is Mimi?"

"A dead woman walking in Louisiana."

"What?"

Jude huffs, "Someone cursed her, so she was hiding in the swamps depending on her Bible to save her."

"Was she dead or alive?"

"Alive, Ajay. That's a figure of speech."

"Is that why you wanted to return to Louisiana before this madness with Bruce?"

"Uh, yes and no. Mimi's dead now, but she was alive when we were there."

"I'm so confused. Well, what did you and Wilson need to discuss privately?"

Agitated, he replies, "Private issues."

I stomp away and shop alone. On the road again, I whisper, "I don't like all the secrets. So, I die if I lie, but it seems all you do is lie to me."

Glancing back, he whispers to me, "Wilson witnessed me kill Mimi, and he's gay."

"Who's gay?"

Jude scowls my way and then focuses on the road. Wincing, I w