They’d both be sitting through another full light. And he was already—he snatched an edgy look at the clock on his dash—ten minutes past the closing of his daughter’s preschool.This was getting to be routine, and if he wasn’t careful they’d ask him to make other arrangements for Rose. But the Cot...
Abigail pulled the phone an inch or so from her ear and grimaced. "I'm sorry to bring bad news…." "Not your fault," he growled. "But are you sure?" "Water was dripping from the ceiling to the floor. Enough to make puddles." He swore again. "That'll teach me not to inspect it myself. I hired a sub...
He slammed his fist down on the desk hard enough to make coffee cups jump. "I should have seen this coming! Damn, I know the man. Why didn't I expect—"Norm interrupted him. "How could you have predicted this move? Megan shouldn't mean anything to Saldivar."Bitterly angry at himself, Mac leaned hi...
At first she huddled inside, sipping tea to combat the chill that had settled inside her, but eventually the sun did come out and she took her third cup of tea out onto the tiny brick patio in back. It was soothing listening to bees hum gently as they moved from bloom to bloom. Even more powerf...
Where is everyone?” and Tyler and Melissa apparently arguing about what meal they’d eaten on the plane. Kathleen and Emma rushed to meet them, Jo following but hanging back. Only Helen and Ginny were missing, Helen having taken Ginny shopping for new shoes, since her toes were crammed into her ex...