Daddy’s Little Pet
"Thank you, Mr. Brown. Now, can you tell the court how you first became acquainted with Ms. Clarke?"
Tom softly cleared his throat before responding, his familiar southern accent slipping into every word. "Well now, we met a few years back through my best buddy," he drawled, looking straight ahead. "Her ex-husband, Robert Clarke."
"Best buddy at the time?" The prosecutor repeated, and Tom nodded.
"Okay. So, is it safe to say that after you stopped being friends with your best buddy, you maintained a close relationship with Ms. Clarke?"
"Nah," Tom shook his head. "We weren't even close. We fell off 'round the time she split from Rob."