Sutton
When 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.
MarkWhen I got out of negotiations, there were four missed calls from Earl. I had no idea the old man knew how to work the cell phone that Sutton had insisted he carry with him. Knowing that he wouldn’t be calling unless there was a problem, I called him right away.Earl answered on the fo
MarkWe were gathered in the trailer’s tiny living room and Knox was shooting off his mouth. “I am just saying that if you need more rooms until the Baker Mansion is finished, someone is welcome to stay with me.”It was obvious that he wanted Candice to come and play house with
“Candice!” Mrs. Beason beamed. “I wasn’t aware you were back in town. When are you going to give up those city ways and stay with us for good?”Leave it to Mrs. Beason to bring up the one thing that she and Knox never talked about.
SuttonCandice had dark circles under her eyes as she clutched her cup of coffee like a lifeline. But she wasn’t drinking out of the cup, only holding it as if it were her sole source of heat. I had found her holed up in the office at Abberly’s.Knox called ridiculously early asking i
Sutton“I really appreciate you coming out here, Brian. It means a lot to Mark and me.”I could see the flush rise on Brian’s cheeks as I grabbed a box of cereal and plopped down beside him at the new kitchen table. Mark came in after me and kissed the top of my head.
Mark“Baby, wake up!” I brushed the hair back from Sutton’s face. “I need to head to the airport.”She moaned and turned in my arms. I had already gotten up and showered, but I still needed to put my clothes on. Sutton looked so warm and cozy in our bed that I couldn
SuttonMy fingers shook as I tried to dial Mark’s number. I couldn’t focus, couldn’t even fathom the news that Knox just gave us.“Sutton, are you there?”
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