A mansion in the hills of Southern California.
“What do you mean he’s dead?” Forrest Coswell’s voi
SuttonSutton Enterprises – New York, NYI grabbed my best friend, who I hadn’t seen in weeks. and squeezed the stuffing out of her.
SuttonI made it out of my chair and about two steps before the pounding of my heart got the better of me. I knew the man loved me, of course he loved me. But a baby? Was this the path that he wanted to take?“Candice! I can’t just walk in there and blurt out, ‘Hey M
Sutton“Well hello, Mrs. Landry, why don’t you just step on this scale for me and I can get your weight?”When you grow up in a trailer with a crack whore as a mother, chances are you don’t go to many doctor appointments. Or in my case, I’d never been to the
MarkThe last person I expected to see in my office was Sheriff Knox Bridges with his hat in his hands.“Do you want me to c
Sutton – 2 months later“There isn’t a dress in the entire city that doesn’t make me look pregnant!”Man
Sutton“Sutton, I don’t like you going back there without me,” Mark complained as he rubbed the back of his neck. “I also don’t like that Knox won’t tell us over the phone what is going on.”I paused in folding a skirt into my suitcase and looked up at th
SuttonWhen something important is on your mind, sometimes you just have to blurt it out. So that is precisely what I did.“Do you think my ass is getting bigger?”
SuttonSitting in Alice and Reena’s formal visiting room, I could hardly see the plastic covered furniture or overabundance of knickknacks. All I could do was stare at the faded documents that Knox had given me.In a matter of moments, my entire life had just been turned on its ear.
CHAPTER 89Sutton“She hit him in the lung,” the pretty new deputy named Katie told me. “He didn’t even make it to the hospital. But we did get Margaret’s statement. She confessed to everything, including Forrest’s involvement.
CHAPTER 88SuttonThere are defining moments in each of our lives. Moments that you know no matter what happens afterward, that you will always remember. The smell of Knox’s cop car. The shiny floors of the police station. The sounds of a typewriter somewhe
CHAPTER 87Sutton“I had just turned up the radio and started to sing along,” Candice said in a gruff voice. Her body was bandaged and bruised, and she was awaiting x-rays to see what was broken. But she was okay, and that was all tha
CHAPTER 86SuttonTwo days later I came home from the grocery store to find Mark had returned. But he wasn’t alone.
CHAPTER 85Two Weeks Before… Half the world away in Italy.The private investigator sat impatiently waiting for the head honcho to call him in. He was tired from the long international flight, followed by the
CHAPTER 84The next day at our girls lunch out. I was sharing stories about Earl swiping the the sacramental wine from Father Montgomery.“How is Father Montgomery these days?” Natalie asked scooping up some ketchup with her fry.
CHAPTER 83SuttonThree hours later Evie’s temperature had gone up to a hundred and two degrees. Candice still hadn’t returned with my car and Mark was out of town for business. So my choices were drive Sadie’s death trap, or ca
CHAPTER 82SuttonHaving Sadie come work for us was a complete and utter godsend. Not only was she a natural with the girls, but she was as sweet and soft spoken as they came. Being younger in school than I was, I hadn’t had the chance to g
CHAPTER 81Sutton_ One month laterI thought I knew the definition of the word tired. It wasn’t as if I was a stranger to hard work. However, nothing could have prepared me for the twins. I felt like a zombie most days. A zombie with gigant