“I’ll go,” I offered.
Mom discovered she’d forgotten half the groceries.
Kai barely looked up from his coffee.
“Grab some of those fancy crackers Molly likes.”
“Sure, man.”
Molly smiled at me.
“Thanks, honey.”
I drove into town.
“Grab some of those fancy crackers Molly likes.”
The grocery store was crowded, but I found everything on the list.
I returned earlier than expected because the deli counter had been closed.
My parents were out walking by the lake.
The house seemed quiet.
I returned earlier than expected.
I carried two bags into the kitchen.
Then I heard Molly laughing upstairs.
Not her polite laugh.
The one she made when something genuinely amused her.
I was about to call out when I heard Kai’s voice.
I heard Molly laughing upstairs.
“Does he suspect anything?”
I stopped at the foot of the stairs.
Molly laughed again.
“Are you kidding? He trusts both of us.”
