Chapter 37: Lauren“Here’s the casserole dish you forgot last night.”
“‘Forgot?’ Y’all but threw me out! I didn’t forget!”
Lauren felt herself reddening. “Are you going to let me in or punish me for not being sociable by leaving me on the porch with the moths?” She swatted at a persistent one hovering in front of her face.
“You can come in, but only if you provide me with an explanation for your behavior.”
“Oh all right. You win, as usual.” Lauren hurried in past Victoria, leaving her to wave her arms frantically at the winged marauders.
Victoria poured them each a glass of iced tea and settled herself at the kitchen table. “Sit. Speak.”
“I’m not Butterscotch, for Pete’s sake!”
“And I’m not blind, ya know. I’ve known you for a long time, girl. You’ve never hustled me out of your hous
