Chapter 21
Comfort Me Hot Cocoa
Heat one cup milk, two tablespoons sugar, one tablespoon cocoa, a pinch of salt, and ½ teaspoon vanilla in a saucepan at medium temperature. Do not allow to boil. When mixture is warm, add a little half-and-half or top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
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The darkness made everything fuzzy, but he was close enough that I could see his face. I studied him as I tried to catch my breath. With a hard swallow, I struggled to formulate an answer to his question.
I noticed a large diamond earring stud in each ear, and my heartbeat ratcheted up another notch. My mind fled to the incident with the silver Camry on my parents’ canal bank. The man had turned to look at me, and the setting sun had glinted off so
