Chapter Two
Jeff drove directly to the Copeland home and parked his car in front. The long, wide driveway was packed with cars. Apparently no one had gone home.
The front door opened and Jeff caught the silhouette of a woman's figure in the momentary light. Closing the door behind her, the woman stepped outside. He heard the click of her heels as she came down the walk. As she came into sight, he said, "Hi." It was a banal greeting. His stomach had suddenly knotted. A big drum pounded inside him.
Peggy Copeland stopped. "So, you came back."
"Hell, yes." He tried to say it lightly.
"What happened? Did your wife get turned off by what was going to happen?"
"Something like that."
"And you'd like to play?"
He wanted to repeat what he had just said but realized that it would so
