“I guess I never thought about it that way,” Ada said. “I guess that makes me a natural sneak.”
“Don’t go getting any crazy ideas. You’ll know when it’s your moment to be sneaky. It’ll present itself to you, just like it did to me all those years ago.”
Scarlet felt the strain of exhaustion and the weight of memories she hadn’t thought of in a long time. “Come on,” she said. “Let’s go in and have a nap before dinner. Verna is making tacos.”
Ada hopped up out of the swing as only someone with youth could do, and then she grabbed Scarlet’s hand and helped her to her feet.
“Do you think you could tell me some more stories?” Ada asked.
“About what?”
She jumped up and down in her Mary Janes, and squeezed Scarlet’s hand. “Did you kill anyone else? Did you fall in love again? What happened with the war?”
“You should read a history book instead of watching The Bachelor,” Scarlet told her. “You can find out real fast how it ended.”
Ada waved the suggestion away. “I know how the war ended,” she said, rolling her eyes. “We creamed them. I learned all about it on this documentary I saw. I want to hear about another mission. Did Graham ruin you for all men like your friend said he would?”
“Those are definitely questions for after a nap,” Scarlet said. “And maybe a highball. I’m going to need some energy to talk about that.”
Ada rubbed her hands together in anticipation. “That sounds better than TV.” And then she stopped and stared at Scarlet, as if she were trying to see her as she had been so long ago instead of the stooped and wrinkled woman standing before her. And then a look of worry came over her face. “Mama and Daddy are going to call tonight and ask about my first day at school.”
Scarlet nodding, understanding where Ada was going with the statement. “How about we make a deal. I won’t mention Paris Wheeler if you don’t mention the story I just told you. We don’t want to upset your mama. It might make the baby crazy.”
Ada pressed her lips together. “I don’t think that’s a thing, but it sounds like a pretty good deal to me. Can I call you Bouncing Betty?”
“Not if you want to live to see first grade.”
“How about an extra dessert after dinner?”
Scarlet put her hands on her hips and looked down at the tiny sprite of a girl. “And what do I get?”
“You can have an extra dessert too,” she said. “It’s a win-win.”
“Yep, you’re a Holmes all right,” Scarlet said, following Ada into the house and letting the screen door slam behind them.
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About the Author
Liliana Hart is a New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author of more than sixty titles. After starting her first novel her freshman year of college, she immediately became addicted to writing and knew she’d found what she was meant to do with her life. She has no idea why she majored in music.
Since publishing in June 2011, Liliana has sold more than six-million books. All three of her series have made multiple appearances on the New York Times list.
Liliana can almost always be found at her computer writing, hauling five kids to various activities, or spending time with her husband. She calls Texas home.
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Also by Liliana Hart
JJ Graves Mystery Series
Dirty Little Secrets
A Dirty Shame
Dirty Rotten Scoundrel
Down and Dirty
Dirty Deeds
Dirty Laundry
Dirty Money
A Dirty Job
Dirty Devil
Playing Dirty
Dirty Martini
Addison Holmes Mystery Series
Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey Sour
Whiskey For Breakfast
Whiskey, You’re The Devil
Whiskey on the Rocks
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Whiskey and Gunpowder
Whiskey Lullaby
The Scarlet Chronicles
Bouncing Betty
Hand Grenade Helen
Front Line Francis
The Harley and Davidson Mystery Series
The Farmer’s Slaughter
A Tisket a Casket
I Saw Mommy Killing Santa Claus
Get Your Murder Running
Deceased and Desist
Malice in Wonderland
Tequila Mockingbird
Gone With the Sin
Grime and Punishment
Blazing Rattles
A Salt and Battery
Curl Up and Dye
First Comes Death Then Comes Marriage
Box Set 1
Box Set 2
Box Set 3
The Gravediggers
The Darkest Corner
Gone to Dust
Say No More
