Sophie Moreno smiles at the young woman at her front door. “Okay, let’s do this thing. Let’s go visit the medium. See what she has to say to us.”
Bessie can’t help but notice that Ash’s mother is smartly dressed in a pale-green pantsuit with pearls around her neck, and a perfectly made-up face under a halo of glistening black curls. “Wow, you sure look nice, Mrs. Moreno.”
“Got to look good for my girl,” she responds with a giggle. “Your parents okay with this?”
“Oh, yes.” Bessie lies easily. “They’re happy when I’m happy.” Quickly, she skips to the cream Cadillac convertible in her cut-off jean shorts and yellow T-shirt, pinned with her Grandma Millie’s 4-leaf clover brooch.
While they’re driving, Sophie looks sideways at her passenger. “Interesting jewelry you’re wearing. Is it antiqu
