‘His sister stays with us,’ Bella said. ‘Or with him… we don’t get out of the bedroom much, and we have to be very quiet. She’s my best friend, and sister in-law, or she was, or will be… it’s complicated.’
‘This is why I like home,’ Darcy said, wiping the smudges from under her eyes, and blinking quickly to clear the redness from her eyes. ‘Things are simple.’
‘Things are never simple,’ Bella said. ‘I used to think my life was simple. I found out that was code for safe.’
‘I don’t see anything wrong with safe.’
‘I wouldn’t either if I was in your position,’ Bella said, sitting on the desk when Darcy sat in the visitors chair again. ‘Terry doesn’t have to be in control. You have other options. What’s going on with Hayes?’
‘His people told me he was recovering, but that was two weeks ago
