Chapter 20: Lauren“Oh, Vickie, it was horrible!”
Victoria put her arms around Lauren but released her quickly. “This may call for something a little stronger than coffee. I think I still have a little of Daddy’s homemade whiskey left. But you can’t tell a soul. What he makes is illegal as all get out!”
“I don’t think there’s enough alcohol in the world to help me forget the look on Kayla’s face when she walked in on…Oh, God, I can’t even say it!”
“Now, honey, after all you’ve been through, this can’t be that much worse. Here, just take a little sip.” Victoria poured a small amount of amber fluid into a shot glass and passed it to Lauren.
Lauren cautiously took a sip and felt her throat ignite. She saw Victoria’s smiling face wavering through her suddenly liquid vision as she choked and
