His Holiday Prohibition
"How's the new wardrobe? I saw the Bergdorf bags in your closet. Did Dad seriously make you buy all those turtlenecks? It's very 'sexy librarian' but also kind of....."
That's when I saw them.
The light from the chandelier hit her ears at exactly the right angle, and suddenly I was staring at diamonds that made everything else in the room disappear.
Teardrop. Platinum setting. Perfectly clear. And incredibly, horrifyingly familiar.
My heart did this weird stuttering thing in my chest.
"Those earrings," I said, my voice coming out quieter than I meant it to. "Maya, where did you get those?"
Her hand flew to her ear so fast it was like she'd been caught doing something wrong. "Oh, these? They'