Hopeful that he was moving on, she successfully put him out of her mind, a talent that would finally serve her in a positive way. She pulled open the drapes in her bedroom; the sun was up, and it looked like it would be a good beach day. Walking around her room picking up her clothes from the pre...
Something bad had happened the night before; it was obvious. When Pam told them they needed to go to the kids’ house, the first thing Gladys asked was, “What’s wrong?” Pam put her hand on her shoulder and said there had been a misunderstanding, and the kids wanted to explain everything to them in...
“If Marie wants to divulge it to her mother, she can do that in her own time. I wanted to get her settled first. Are you a nurse?” He was clearly confused. Who else worked here? “No, I’m Mrs. Smith’s personal care assistant, but I worked as a nurse’s aide at Lenox Hill for years,” she explained. ...
Pam kept thinking of the albino girl. Over the years, she had seen her at several family functions, Little League fund-raisers, and the funeral. Pam couldn’t get her out of her mind. She went through the basket of sympathy cards sent after Jack died and found one she was sure was from the young w...
“Are you sure I can’t help with the driving? I feel like my can is growing to the vinyl.” Alex looked in the rearview mirror and grinned.“I’ve got it covered for now. This car is not comfortable for long a trip, that’s for sure.” They’d been driving for hours, winding back and forth through detou...
At first, she didn’t know where she was. Once she figured it out, she realized Andy was standing over her. She saw Marie in a chair next to the bed, howling away. “Oh, Pam! You’re alive! Thank God!” Marie wailed. “Marie! Shut up! Good lord! You need to go to the beach and get my makeup bag right ...
It didn’t take her long to figure out that the body thrown over a man’s shoulder was Gretchen Parker. She was wearing the clothes Marianne Parker described and her hair matched. Jill had seen her body nude; this looked like the same person. She had yet to get an ID on the man, however.Her next mo...