“Even as I sat at the kitchen table with Dad on one side and Vera on the other, all I could think about was the feel of Crawford’s hands on my body. I wondered—a ridiculous thought—if they could see the heat of his touch glowing on my skin. I wondered if they could tell simply by looking at me how hard it had been to let him walk away from me when Mom called everyone in for lunch. Perhaps they could see what was happening between us when he looked at me and my train of thought evaporated. I ...almost expected someone—anyone—to say something. But the only one who seemed even remotely aware of the tension between us was his assistant. She shot me a few confused looks during our meal. But other than that, all anyone seemed interested in were the files we’d been going through for the last few hours. “What exactly happens when we go to trial?” my Dad asked Crawford. “We begin with opening arguments. The prosecutor will lay out his case, describing how he believes the accident happened and how it proves that Eden was drunk and that she was reckless in getting behind the wheel of a car.”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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