Murder Had a Little Lamb (2009)
“Difficult standards for people to live up to.”
—Alfred A. Montapert As I climbed into my van to drive to the Bromptons early the next morning, I felt as if a dark cloud had settled inside the vehicle. And I couldn’t make it go away simply by opening a window or turning on the AC.
It wasn’t only the tension between Nick and me that was responsible. True, the last twelve hours had been draining. The night had seemed endless, with both of us sleeping as close to the opposite edges of the bed as we... could without falling out. Breakfast was no picnic, either, given the fact that we didn’t say a single word to each other.
But I knew that I was fooling myself by pretending I was angry at him. It was me I was angry at. Me and my inability to keep from hurting Nick, who I really, truly loved. And it was all because of my own stupid fears.
I was in such a foul mood that when my cellphone rang, I answered without bothering to glance at the caller ID.
“Jessie? It’s Suzanne.”
I immediately wished I’d checked first.MoreLess
—Alfred A. Montapert As I climbed into my van to drive to the Bromptons early the next morning, I felt as if a dark cloud had settled inside the vehicle. And I couldn’t make it go away simply by opening a window or turning on the AC.
It wasn’t only the tension between Nick and me that was responsible. True, the last twelve hours had been draining. The night had seemed endless, with both of us sleeping as close to the opposite edges of the bed as we... could without falling out. Breakfast was no picnic, either, given the fact that we didn’t say a single word to each other.
But I knew that I was fooling myself by pretending I was angry at him. It was me I was angry at. Me and my inability to keep from hurting Nick, who I really, truly loved. And it was all because of my own stupid fears.
I was in such a foul mood that when my cellphone rang, I answered without bothering to glance at the caller ID.
“Jessie? It’s Suzanne.”
I immediately wished I’d checked first.MoreLess
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