Friday Snippet: Mama Connagher

I'm going to finish Vicki if she kills me! 

I'm finally, almost, at LAST!!  Ready to break 40K.  I've been stuck in the 30Ks for months.  Ugh.  But this morning Dark & Early, I finally hit the emotional candy bar scene that I'd been dreading and looking forward to.  Mama and Vicki on the same page.  Here's just a tiny snippet, first draft only.

"Vicki."  Mama smiled and held out her arms.  Her face felt frozen and brittle, but Vicki hugged her and gave her a dutiful peck on the cheek.  "How's...