When her case worker came, it turned out to be a friend of mine from church. XXX Suppressing smiles, we told her we understood. I knew, from the local news alerts that the road clearing crews were nearing my house, and that there were police officers following behind them checking the houses as they went. “We will just have to see how things work out.”
We stayed on the couch till dinner time, then watched a movie after we ate. She moved in with him a few months later. Her eyes flashed at me, but she had a smile on her lips. I walked up behind her and gently wrapped my arms around her abdomen.
