Carol Anne explained to me that with her four boys and Mary’s three boys (not counting Little Mark), she and Jerry had thought seriously about making Carol Anne’s former home into a permanent home for the boys, with Denise and Dennis as chaperones, leaving the four girls and Mark at Carol Anne’s ...
‘What are you doing here? What if somebody sees you?’ ‘I don’t care, honey-bunch!’ the girl said, her big blue eyes misty, her slightly bleached blonde hair falling over her shoulders to touch Ronnie’s hand. ‘I heard you was hurt and I got here just as soon as I could slip away!’ ‘I love you!’ Ro...
‘Yeah? Who’s your brother?’ the man asked. ‘Dalton Pettigrew,’ she answered. The man looked at a list in front of him and shook his head. ‘We don’t have anyone by that name here.’ Mary Ellen stared at the man for a moment, then walked back out the front door. EMIL Things aren’t going as planned, ...
The hotel had been notified that we were getting there pretty late, so they were ready for us. I know my place in this world, and I know God wouldn’t give me anything more than I can handle, but I figured He and I were gonna have to have a little talk about my hotel roommate. Yes, you guessed it:...
Mama loved to hear the goings-on at the school, especially about the teachers and the lunch-room ladies, even though Mama had taken to her bed with the vapors. She’d been up in her room ever since they’d got that telegram from the War Office telling them how Daddy had been killed on D-Day. Home w...
Good thing, too, because Mike and I were running out of things to talk about. ‘Hey, fellas,’ he said, slapping us both on the back. I almost chipped my tooth on the beer mug. ‘Hey,’ I said back without much enthusiasm. ‘Where are the girls?’ Mike asked. ‘Ah, hell, with Crystal along they may neve...
J. Pugh Mysteries) TWO‘But I didn’t find the body!’ I yelled at my husband.‘Yeah, but I bet you want to worm your way into the investigation, don’t you?’ Willis yelled at me.‘Of course not!’ I yelled back. ‘I can’t help it if Luna asks for my help!’‘But she hasn’t!’‘There are things – like the wh...
I know I messed up last time, not giving her a chance to get to know me. But now she does; she sees me as a friend. Friendship can easily move into love. It happens all the time. She’ll love me soon, as much as I love her. And we’ll be together forever. And there will be no one to stop us. The re...