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I could feel panic rising in my throat

Annie was hives from head to toe, but they were fading, and she was uniformly covered in white salve and makeup. My father was in the living room, watching television. He turned the sound up and hunkered down in his chair. I looked at Diesel. He was rocked back on his heels, smiling. "Go ahead, […]

and we just came to visit

"I can see I need to take charge of this," Lula said. "Here’s what we gonna do. Drop me off at the office, and I’ll round up Connie, and we’ll go get a cake. Then you and Diesel and Bob can go welcome the guests, ’cause it’s al-most four." "There aren’t any guests," I said. […]

was the drugstore for salve

First stop was the drugstore for salve. Second stop was the DMV. Charlene was behind the counter, looking all smiley-faced. She waved when she saw us, and we cut to the front of the line. "Excuse us," Lula said to a bunch of grumblers. "We’re here doing Cupid patrol. And you need a attitude adjust-ment […]

and I don’t think that would look great in

"Wipe that goofy expression off your face," I said to Bob. "You’re not fooling anyone. You ate my couch. There are big holes in all the cushions, and all the insides are coming out." There was a piece of fiberfill stuck to Bob’s lip. I picked it off and dropped it on the floor with […]

And I want to see how

Too bad Bernie was so tired. I wouldn’t mind driving him to a couple people I knew and spreading some hives around. For starters, there’d be my ex-husband, Dickie Orr, and my arch-nemesis, Joyce Barnhardt. "I’m going to take you home to your wife," Diesel said to Bernie. "I’m going to drop you off at […]