Jubilant, Jessica was looking forward to a celebration, even if they were on a retribution mission. After the stress of Schmutzig’s death, the revelations about Amber’s parentage, and the secret of Lolita’s grandparents, she needed to blow off steam.
“How are you holding up?” Jessica asked, reaching over from the back seat to touch Amber’s shoulder.
“I’m okay I guess.” Amber turned around. “I’m not speaking to my mother.” She took a vial from her purse and placed several drops of homeopathic elixir under her tongue. “I don’t know if I should tell my dad or not. I mean my mother’s husband. I guess he’s not really my dad.”
“He’s your step-dad and he loves you. You don’t think he already knows?”
“No, I don’t think so.”
“How do you think he’d react?”
“Probably divorce Mom.” Amber took ou
