Amy looks at me, her eyes like saucers. Blushing, I murmur lamely, “I like animals.” “I swear, though, Colin only ever did that kind of thing for you,” Mom says. “Otherwise, I guarantee we wouldn’t have been able to pry that money out of Colin’s cold, dead fist.” “Mom!” I say, as my stepfather chuckles next to her. My stepdad wasn’t around during my childhood. He came along after Amy had already moved away. But clearly, he’s thoroughly enjoying my mother’s diabolical machinations. He’s a smart man, my stepfather. Surely, he knows what his wife is trying to do—because I sure as hell do. “And do
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Mom getting on Colin's last nerve with her overshating stories...
