THE BEST OF ENEMIES, Chapters One and Two

  CHAPTER ONE   Katherine “Kitty” Carricoe North Shore, Illinois September 2014   “Ashley, I so appreciate your volunteering to be Second Grade Snack Mom today. Bless your heart for diving right in!”   I grin broadly, for two reasons—First, to demonstrate how very welcome second wife/stepmother Ashley should feel as the newest member of the Lakeside Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization. Second, when I’m (frequently) complimented on my dazzling smile, I can refer my admirers to my