The next morning, the door to my cheap motel room was pounded on so hard it sounded like it would splinter.I opened it to find Joey and his mother standing there, their faces cold with fury.Joey stormed in, his face dark. "Cersei, what did you do to Valerie at the hospital yesterday?"I looked at him, so ready to accuse me, and found it utterly laughable."I think that's my question to ask. She tried to push me down a flight of stairs, a crime I haven't yet reported," I said, my eyes like ice."You're still lying!" Joey roared, the veins in his forehead bulging. "Valerie came home last night in tears! She said her stomach hurt so much she couldn't sleep. You must be jealous she's carrying my pup, so you tried to hurt our baby!"I laughed, but there was no humor in it. "I told you, I didn't do anything.""Enough!" Joey cut me off, refusing to listen. "Valerie wouldn't even hurt a fly, let alone push you. And I'm not here to listen to your excuses."He pulled a check from his pocket an
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