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Chapter Eleven – Breathe
Dorcas listened to what her private detective told her calmly, then thanked him, handed him his check, and excused him. Then, she went upstairs to her room, closed the door, and screamed, ranting and raving, throwing things, breaking glass.
Downstairs in the kitchen, her daughter cast a look at Johanna, who placed a hand on DJ’s back. “It’s okay, sweetie.”
DJ sighed. “I know. I think Mommy just found out that Daddy’s got a new girlfriend.”
“He has?”
DJ nodded. “He told me about her last week. I think he loves her because when he was talking about her, his face went all… soft.”
Johanna chuckled. “Soft?”
“Like this.” DJ made her expression dreamy and Johanna laughed. “He had heart eyes for her,” DJ explained.
“Well, good. Right?”
DJ nodded enthusiastical
