NANCY'S POV 8The living room TV droned with some mindless sitcom rerun, Mom was laughing softly at the canned jokes, the remote balanced on her knee, and her feet tucked under a throw blanket. I sat beside her on the couch, my legs crossed tight, trying to look normal while every nerve still hummed from last night. Eric had been in and out all evening, fixing something in the garage, bringing in firewood, and casual as ever.Then he appeared in the doorway, wiping his hands on a rag.“Hey, Nancy, can you come help me for a sec? I need those car-washing tools you packed away last week. Can’t find the damn bucket.”Mom waved a hand without looking away from the screen. “Go on, honey. Help your dad.”I stood, my heart already kicking, as I followed him down the hall and through the side door into the garage.The door clicked shut behind us.Without any waste of time, Eric spun me around, and shoved me back against the workbench, then crushed his mouth to mine. Hard, and bruising, his to
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