On the way home with the dogs, Sara"s cell phone rang.
“Jade"s here!” Daphine said. “Just showed up at the door.”
“That"s wonderful.”
“She"s taking me to Lake Tahoe for the four-day weekend. We"re packing right now. She"s so changed. We"re playing catch up—taking lots of pictures—”
“Daph,” Sara said. “Daph, catch your breath. Enjoy your wonderful Thanksgiving. I"ll meet Jade when you return.”
Sara attributed Jade"s timing to serendipity. She didn"t want Daphine anywhere near Talbot House until after the ordeal with the Sheriff"s Department. In fact, Sara confided in no one, not even Buck and Linette, about the dangerous liaison underway. She wasn"t worried about Pierce. He had no way of getting around and stayed busy writing his manuscript.
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The next day, Sara delivered Choco a
