Vicious Cycle (2011)
“She’d been sure she would get Lance out today, but Jordan hadn’t come through. The thought of his spending one more night in jail made her nauseous.
She stared out the window as Kent drove. “Emily’s getting out tomorrow. I was going to decorate the house to welcome her home. I was going to shop for her favorite meal. I had all kinds of plans.”
“We can still do that. I can help you decorate for her. And then I’ll go to the grocery store. They have all-night stores here, don’t they?”
She gave a grim laugh. “You’d do that?”
“Of course. I’m here to help you.”
The words gave her hope that she could do this, after all.
Back at her house, she found the streamers and banners she’d bought last week at a party supply store. She’d bought one that said “Welcome Home,” planning to paint Emily’s name on it to make it more personal.
There wasn’t time to do that now, and her heart wasn’t in it. Besides, she hoped to welcome Lance home too. She showed Kent where the ladder was, and he helped her hang ...the banner.MoreLess
She stared out the window as Kent drove. “Emily’s getting out tomorrow. I was going to decorate the house to welcome her home. I was going to shop for her favorite meal. I had all kinds of plans.”
“We can still do that. I can help you decorate for her. And then I’ll go to the grocery store. They have all-night stores here, don’t they?”
She gave a grim laugh. “You’d do that?”
“Of course. I’m here to help you.”
The words gave her hope that she could do this, after all.
Back at her house, she found the streamers and banners she’d bought last week at a party supply store. She’d bought one that said “Welcome Home,” planning to paint Emily’s name on it to make it more personal.
There wasn’t time to do that now, and her heart wasn’t in it. Besides, she hoped to welcome Lance home too. She showed Kent where the ladder was, and he helped her hang ...the banner.MoreLess
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