CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Jessie showed up at the Carlisle house unannounced around mid-morning. Daughton, whom she hadn’t considered, was napping. After a few minutes of chitchat that Jessie found ulcer-inducing, she decided to just dive in, regardless of the consequences.
“I saw something disturbing last night and I feel like I have to tell you about it, even though I’m worried you’ll be upset with me,” she said, abruptly interrupting Mel’s dissertation on bottle n****e cleaning.
“Okay,” Mel replied slowly, her brow already furrowed.
“I made a wrong turn down a hall at the club and stumbled across Teddy. He was with a woman, one of the hostesses. They were coming down some stairs. And it was pretty obvious that they’d just…been intimate.”
Mel stared back for a few seconds without speaking. Je
