She’d been dreaming. Having a nightmare, really. Square after square of satin, silk and velvet were floating down from the sky like snow, burying her to her neck. She’d had to fight to keep her head above the growing pile of crazy quilt fabric. She must have called out in her sleep, because it wa...
Mavis said."That's pretty much what happened,” Harriet told her. “Everything seemed fine when she started her lecture then all of a sudden, down she went.""She got real pale,” Carla added."Well, you never know. Maybe she has a bad heart. When Lucille Graham had her attack last summer, she was at ...
Harriet said when Aiden phoned two hours later. “Want to come to my house for pizza tonight? Actually, in an hour?” “That’s a bit early. Is something going on?” “Why would you ask that?” he asked in a voice that was so innocent, she knew he was hiding something. “Come on, spill. What’s really goi...
The rain beat a steady rhythm on her car’s roof as she parked, pulled her jacket’s hood up and made the run for the door. “You here to see Scooter?” the receptionist asked. Harriet nodded and went through the door to the back recesses of the clinic. Aiden had set up a socialization area in an unu...
Harry had been pacing the kitchen and was the first down the hall and to the front door when Ilsa rang the bell. He opened the door and stood in stunned silence, leaving the new arrivals on the porch.Mavis came up behind him. She gently nudged him to the side."Welcome,” she said to Gerard's cousi...
Scooter was curled up in the space created by her bent knees as she lay on her side. Fred stretched out next to her, his head on her pillow, a position that never failed to make her smile. “This is great, guys, but we have to get up. We have things to do, places to go, people to see.” Scooter rai...
Fred wove figure-eights between her legs, making forward progress nearly impossible.She picked him up. “Well, Fred, we survived our first Loose Threads meeting on our own."Fred meowed."And we discovered that Avanell has been holding out on us. She has a really hot-looking son we never knew about....
Mavis said. “Did you find the guy you were looking for?” “We not only found him, but Lauren was able to get his name and address.” “So, who is he?” Connie asked. “We have a name and address,” Lauren reiterated. “We won’t know who he really is until I can do some research.” “He’s a lot older than ...