Loving Lies (2006)
“A two-story farmhouse with rough wood siding and a wrap-around porch, the masculine elegance and charm of the home had drawn her from the moment she had seen it.
He had cleaned it up a lot. It had been overgrown, the yard waist-high in weeds and grass. It was now well cut, the wood fence running around the perimeter glistened with a coat of dark brown stain that matched the house. It was a family house. The type of house meant to be filled with children’s laughter and the smell of fresh baked p...ies.
For now, it was quiet. Slade’s jeep was parked in the cemented driveway beside Zack’s pickup; the porch light was on, welcoming the coming nightfall, and through the open living-room shades she could see him pacing with the phone to his ear.
With her headlights turned off, and the sky just turning toward night, Jessie drove her gray compact into the driveway, parking beside Zack’s truck. She breathed out a hard sigh. This was hard. One of the hardest things she had ever done in her life.MoreLess
He had cleaned it up a lot. It had been overgrown, the yard waist-high in weeds and grass. It was now well cut, the wood fence running around the perimeter glistened with a coat of dark brown stain that matched the house. It was a family house. The type of house meant to be filled with children’s laughter and the smell of fresh baked p...ies.
For now, it was quiet. Slade’s jeep was parked in the cemented driveway beside Zack’s pickup; the porch light was on, welcoming the coming nightfall, and through the open living-room shades she could see him pacing with the phone to his ear.
With her headlights turned off, and the sky just turning toward night, Jessie drove her gray compact into the driveway, parking beside Zack’s truck. She breathed out a hard sigh. This was hard. One of the hardest things she had ever done in her life.MoreLess
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