Allison cooled her jets and pretended everything was peachy, “Mom, what’s up?”

“Nothing much, just saw that the sheets have been changed…”

Allison chuckled, “Mom, I did that for you. Those sheets have been there for days. I put on new ones, do you like them? It’s the new one I got the other day”

Grace, watching Allison’s expression, smiled a bit nervously, “I could have changed them myself. Did you see the watch I put under my pillow?”

Allison’s eyes widened, “Watch? What watch? I have no clue that you have a watch under your pillow. I didn’t notice anything like that when I was changing the sheets…” She knew Grace was testing her waters. There was no watch under Grace’s pillow, just a diary.

Grace breathed a sigh of relief. Never mind, I must have misplaced it. I’ll go cook.” She turned around, went back to her bedroom, grabbed the diary, held it tightly, then put it back into the drawer and locked it.

On the balcony, Allison watched Grace’s retreating figure, her gaze darkened

family. Yet, her moms behavior was making her feel

tightly around the railing.

That night,

the private room of

drink was passed over to him, and

Nick? You’re already tapped

the teasing comments, he waved his hand again, “Really,

back on the dark red leather

family was strict, he had no interest in

James coming? Didnt he say he

be held up, let me check.” He made a call, ‘He’ll

me out.” Allison was in the room next to the girl, so covering for her for a bit was no

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