“What are you talking about?”
Okay, so I’d hit a nerve. I’d never been one for tact. “Did your husband tell you where he was really from?”
Her face went smooth as marble. “Milwaukee.” Oh she knew all right, she just didn’t want to be the one to say it out loud.
“Just tell her,” Jaden hissed.
“Well, apparently my parents were from Milwaukee’ too. Anyway, I’m here with Jaden. He wants to talk with you.”
Rebecca’s face went from fake calm to anger. “Jaden’s dead. Supposedly a freak accident, a transformer fell from a pole. I don’t know what you expect to get from me, but I’m not giving it.” She turned to go back into the house. I jumped forward and grabbed her arm, surprising us both. I wasn’t normally big on physical contact.
“Wait, please. Just one moment.”
She paused, keeping her st
