"Did she hit you just now?" Wynette asked, her face pale. "Why did you do something so silly? It's not like I couldn't deal with her myself.""Don't worry. I'm fine," Stephanie said with a smile.Even if Keith hadn't come out just now, there was no way she would've let Shanice lay a finger on her.Stephanie visited with Lily for a bit. She looked fairly calm on the surface, but her eyes betrayed her exhaustion.When Stephanie came back into the living room, she saw Keith standing there, as if waiting for her.Mustering a smile, Keith said, "Hey, Stephanie."He wanted to try to explain himself to Stephanie. Alas, it felt too awkward for someone his age to talk about something like that to someone his daughter's age, so he brought up something else."How's your grandmother?""She's doing well," Stephanie replied curtly."I'll head over to the Ford residence and visit her with Wynette some other day," Keith said. "Did Wynette trouble you again last night?"Stephanie stared at hi
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