I stared at the man for a very long time before Mary prodded me in the back to wake me out of my shocked stupor. “Sorry. Nice to meet you.” I introduced myself, Mary, and Mika and then told him we were actually researching Millie Cavanaugh, a sort of test to see if he knew what we were talking about. I felt a little uneasy, given the nature of this research, revealing Millie’s work to any man. It was silly, I knew, but also a simple result of having hard enough troubles with men in my life to be a little leery of trusting them with any women’s stories.
“Wow. Johnny’s mother-in-law. She was amazing,” Josh said with a grin. “Are you looking into her network to help women escape their husbands?”
For another long moment, I stared at the man above me, but finally I said, “We are, and I would
