“Lucille said, pointing the car’s air conditioning vents toward her face. “You said one word the whole entire time we were in there and what was it? ‘Shit.’ That’s what it was. Shit.” She shook her head and tsk-tsked hard enough to spit her bridgework into the next county. “I taught you better than that, Jolene. I just don’t know what’s gotten in to you.”This from the woman who’d just blackmailed and assaulted a deputy. “Kind of makes you wonder where I learned such filthy language, doesn’t it?”... I waited for her obligatory scowl and huff then said, “You know, I have about five thousand questions for you and my daughter. Want to start talking?”Of course she didn’t. But I already had a clue and it explained a lot. I knew this morning that something was far from official with Jerry having Sarah in the car like that. He knew exactly who Sarah was, and because of that he had taken her to Amy’s. And there was only one good reason I could think of for him to do that and it was protection; he was hiding her out where she’d be safe.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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