Death Before Diamonds (Sky High Pies Cozy Mysteries book 10)
““Don’t ask,” she grumbled.
I smiled. “Okay.”
I watched while she dropped her jacket and purse on one of the stools near the back counter, trudged to the coffee maker and filled the mug that I’d left waiting for her.
“It’s nothing contagious,” she said after her first sip. “They’re from a Sharpie.”
The revelation left me smiling.
When Julia glanced over, she scowled furiously for a moment or two before a case of the giggles replaced the sneer.
“What happened?” I asked as she laughed uncontrollab...ly.
“Emma!” She clamped one hand over her mouth to stop the snickering. “She asked me where freckles come from.”
“And you told her they were from a felt-tip marker?”
“No, no! Of course not! But she’s five, so I thought a demonstration might be helpful. Jared had taken Will and Shep to Garfunkel’s to shop for baseball gloves, so Emma and I were at home doing art projects. Out of the blue, she asked me about freckles. Since she’s a visual learner, I drew a little face on a sheet of construction paper and explained that freckles form when our skin is exposed to sunlight.”MoreLess
I smiled. “Okay.”
I watched while she dropped her jacket and purse on one of the stools near the back counter, trudged to the coffee maker and filled the mug that I’d left waiting for her.
“It’s nothing contagious,” she said after her first sip. “They’re from a Sharpie.”
The revelation left me smiling.
When Julia glanced over, she scowled furiously for a moment or two before a case of the giggles replaced the sneer.
“What happened?” I asked as she laughed uncontrollab...ly.
“Emma!” She clamped one hand over her mouth to stop the snickering. “She asked me where freckles come from.”
“And you told her they were from a felt-tip marker?”
“No, no! Of course not! But she’s five, so I thought a demonstration might be helpful. Jared had taken Will and Shep to Garfunkel’s to shop for baseball gloves, so Emma and I were at home doing art projects. Out of the blue, she asked me about freckles. Since she’s a visual learner, I drew a little face on a sheet of construction paper and explained that freckles form when our skin is exposed to sunlight.”MoreLess
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