You can’t blame me that we missed our twelve o’clock deadline. I didn’t start the fire. And you know we couldn’t leave the old man alone after they took Mary and the others to the hospital in the ambulance. We had no choice. With the shape he was in, we had to go in the taxi with him. Anyway, you...
And day after day, Aurora and Lisa worked non-stop to give them exactly what they deserved—a jail cell and a record. As much as Lisa still couldn’t hide her exuberance for life, Aurora found a way to shut her out by listening to music from earphones in the office and turning up the dial on the ra...
His height might have intimidated if she hadn’t gotten accustomed to Miguel’s tall stance. She’d met this man once before and found it easy to relax under his caring persona and kindly manners. With one hand, she supported her front-carrier where Carrie-Anne lay fast asleep cuddled toward her, an...
Did Kale really say those words? Good Lord, what was happening here? “You told him, and I quote—keep the woman away from me. She’s a nuisance I won’t tolerate it any longer.” Leilani had to stop Kale from interrupting. “Let me finish. You said I was needy and took advantage…you used my name, Kale...
To be absolutely certain there wouldn’t be any hitches; they’d waited until the precise time of the original incident to repeat it. They set up the scene, and this time Carrie pricked her finger first, then passed the same rose to the doctor, who pricked Rhett’s finger. They sat in the exact plac...
Stan drove with an easy nonchalance that gave his passenger complete confidence. Liam realized he hadn’t spoken in quite some time, and Stan might be thinking he was acting a mite strange. He did have an excuse, just not one he could share. First he’d filtered through the rioting emotions he’d ex...
He wouldn’t eat anything at dinner, nor would he take his clothes off when it came time for his bath. “I don’t want a bath in this place. I hate this silly room and I hate you!” His body shook with emotional intensity as he hurled these hurtful words. “Please, Mano. I just want to be your friend....