By 5:15 p.m., she had changed six times, going through one power suit after another, before finally settling on a straight black skirt and a plum-colored silk blouse with a scooped neckline that showed a modest amount of cleavage. After some deliberation, she piled her hair into a loose French tw...
Instead of climbing out of the car, she sat there staring out the window, dismally surveying the block of row houses made of brown and yellow brick. The facades of several homes were crumbling with decay, and the surrounding lawns were overgrown and choked with weeds. Though Sterling kept their o...
Haley.” “You’re very welcome,” the driver said, holding the back door open as Lexi climbed out of the limo that evening. “Have a good evening, young lady.” “You too.” She kissed the old man’s cheek, smiling when he blushed and ducked his head. She f...
Her heart thumped. Oh, God, she thought in a moment of sheer panic. He recognizes me. How can that be? And why did he have to catch me at my worst, wearing no makeup and a sweaty old T-shirt? She tried to school her features into an impassive mask, hoping that if she played dumb, he might actuall...