After pondering whether to pay for repairs or sell the van for junk, she opted on selling. There were no dealers in Port Townsend interested in buying, but the mechanic was willing to take it off her hands for parts and the new tires she'd only recently had mounted. But she needed the money despe...
She wanted to explain to Sophie what was happening, but knew she'd leave behind a very sad little girl. But there was nothing she could do about it. Things were as they were. As she approached the cabin, she saw Brad look out the window. He opened the door, and said, "I'm ...
She and Jerry had managed to tippy-toe around the occasion the entire day. No talking about Scott. No acknowledging this would have been his birthday. Two people trapped in their own private worlds of grief and remorse. Unable to talk. Unable to express feelings. Unable to communicate on the most...
"Do you have to drive like a maniac?" she yelled into the wind.Ben tilted his head toward her. "This your first time on a bike?""Of course it's my first time!" Kate cried. "I'm not an idiot. And this is definitely not my idea of fun.""You'll get used to it. For now, sit back and enjoy the feel of...
She knew he was deeply troubled, which was understandable. Learning that Jack fathered Marc was almost too much. Over the years she'd assumed Jack had been devoted to his family and faithful to Grace, and would never stray, but whatever the marital problem might have been at the time, apparently ...
They were in first class this time, so there was more room, and Jack was just across the aisle. As terrified as she was on the flight to New York, she was thankful to be on the plane again, but this time heading back home. "You okay?" Jack asked, reaching across the aisle to take her hand as the ...
Aware of the distant sound of a voice, he opened his eyes. A face swam into view then faded. "Mr. Edenshaw." The voice sounded thin and far away. "Mr. Edenshaw." The voice came again. Will's eyelids fluttered, and when he opened them again, his wandering gaze drifted over a face hovering fuzzily ...
"It was cut part-way through so it would break with strain," he said. He looked toward the cage that was being rolled in, and saw Shani pacing restlessly. "If that's the case," Walter replied, "it explains why the cats have been acting up. They've been harassed, possibly struck with a stick or m...
She looked around and found the unfamiliar room cloaked in an eerie gray light, the sheer curtains drawn against an overcast sky. She was still wearing the robe with nothing under it, and she lay curled on her side on top of the bed, with a puffy quilt covering her. The last thing she remembered ...