The Newcomer (Thunder Point)
“In her most rational musings she saw him dealing with the many questions his kids must have had about their mother. Ryan and Dee Dee couldn’t even remember her, but Mac had told her how traumatized Eve had been, still was on some days. In her most irrational fantasies, Cee Jay was moving her beautiful wardrobe into Mac’s house, into his closet, curling up with him while the children welcomed her with tears of joy.
When there was a soft knock at the door at 9:00 p.m. she jerked it open. There he... stood, holding two bottles of beer by their necks. “What a day,” he said.
She let out such a sigh of relief she almost collapsed. “You might’ve called.”
“Honey, there was no time. Well, I could have sent you a text, but I really wanted to see you, to tell you about it. I couldn’t figure out a text or voice mail short enough to send that would also explain everything. Grab a sweater or shawl—come out on the porch with me.”
She grabbed Carrie’s wrap off the hook by the front door.MoreLess
When there was a soft knock at the door at 9:00 p.m. she jerked it open. There he... stood, holding two bottles of beer by their necks. “What a day,” he said.
She let out such a sigh of relief she almost collapsed. “You might’ve called.”
“Honey, there was no time. Well, I could have sent you a text, but I really wanted to see you, to tell you about it. I couldn’t figure out a text or voice mail short enough to send that would also explain everything. Grab a sweater or shawl—come out on the porch with me.”
She grabbed Carrie’s wrap off the hook by the front door.MoreLess
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