Careless Rapture
“Bertha’s statement echoed in Jackie’s mind an hour later. Clay never mentioned that Rennie may have tried to defeat Emmerick. Had he not known or just failed to mention it to her? And if he hadn’t known, how would Bertha have gotten that impression?
Had Rennie contacted her during the time she was with Emmerick? Was there much more to her death than anyone realized?
Someone knocked, interrupting her disturbing thoughts. Jackie raced to the door, thankful for the break from Bertha.
Cassie smiled.... “Hi.”
She hugged her. “I’m so glad you’re here.”
“I’m just stopping by.”
“Please, come in,” she said in a low voice, “I need your help.”
“Why?’ Cassie asked as Jackie hastily pulled her inside. She closed the door and nodded at the woman sitting on the couch. “Clay’s mother is here.”
Cassie blinked, then laughed. “Funny. It sounded like you said Clay’s mother is here.”
“I did.”
“What?”
“He was going to leave her wandering around D.C. because he dislikes her and I couldn’t let him do that, but I can’t keep her here indefinitely.MoreLess
Had Rennie contacted her during the time she was with Emmerick? Was there much more to her death than anyone realized?
Someone knocked, interrupting her disturbing thoughts. Jackie raced to the door, thankful for the break from Bertha.
Cassie smiled.... “Hi.”
She hugged her. “I’m so glad you’re here.”
“I’m just stopping by.”
“Please, come in,” she said in a low voice, “I need your help.”
“Why?’ Cassie asked as Jackie hastily pulled her inside. She closed the door and nodded at the woman sitting on the couch. “Clay’s mother is here.”
Cassie blinked, then laughed. “Funny. It sounded like you said Clay’s mother is here.”
“I did.”
“What?”
“He was going to leave her wandering around D.C. because he dislikes her and I couldn’t let him do that, but I can’t keep her here indefinitely.MoreLess
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