ALMS TO LOVE
Candy cocked her head, the way Charles used to as a child.
"But your mouth is in that frowny face. The one you make when you're speaking to that man on the phone."
Marie gave a dry smile.
"That's only because Mommy's got lots of things to think about. Grown-up things."
Candy leaned in close, her little hand falling onto her mother's knee. "Did someone do something bad?"
Marie stiffened. Something passed across her face like a storm cloud thinking about letting loose.
"Some individuals," Marie breathed quietly, smoothing Candy's hair back, "don't know how to mind their own affairs. They believe if they smile sugar enough, they can grab stuff that doesn't belong to them."
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