I held the photo up to Lainey, who immediately looked away to stare at the bed-and-breakfast parking lot. She didn't have to answer. I already knew the truth.
It was her.
Standing next to Tyler Hill. Her stalker. He had his arm around her and they were both smiling.
Smiling!
"What the hell, Lainey?"
I bought eight cartons of eggs and she's taking pictures with the man?
She lifted her head, and her eyes sparkled with unshed tears. "I can explain."
"That's what I'm waiting for you to do."
She tugged on her black shirt and leaned against the wall, leaving invisible fingerprints. "Tyler and I were more than teacher and son's father."
I waved the photo in front of me. "Yeah, I figured that out from the picture."
"We dated."
It took her forever to get to the good part of this st
