Chapter 43
TarynThe tone of Jeff’s voicemail signaled trouble.
“Call me as soon as you can. We have to talk.”
I had left a little early to meet my cousin Alexa, who’d driven up from Austin, and my mother coming down from Oklahoma. We were grabbing a late lunch at two o’clock. Part of me wanted to postpone whatever trouble until after, but I wouldn’t be able to focus on anything until I knew what was wrong. I parked in front of the pizza place and called Jeff.
“Hey, honey. What’s up?”
“Shannon’s been arrested. Did you know that?” His sharpness cut into me. How would I know anything about Shannon? Was that why no one could get ahold of her?
“No. I had no idea. What’d she do?”
“You really don’t know?”
I threw up my hand and shook my head even though I sat in my car alone.
“No. I don’
