We really started to get along after that first day she came to visit. A few weeks later she even invited me to lunch and shopping with her, and I couldn't refuse.
"Better not tell Richard," she suggested cheerfully. "My poor sweetheart seems a bit prickly with me yet."
I didn't know why, but those words coming out of her mouth about Richard—'her' sweetheart. They cut right through me. But I was just being crazy. It was his mom. I met her a few hours later at the Easton shopping center while Richard was working. I felt so excited.
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The Delilah 100
Mystery / ThrillerWhat would you do if you loved a killer? What would it take for you to get to a place of acceptance? You're meeting Richard week by week, but first, meet his Muse. Explore our ill-fated heroine in The Delilah 100: 100 words, 100 stories, 100 days. A...
