Come Home to Death by Marilyn Levinson

Author:Marilyn Levinson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: damsel in distress, coming home, murder mystery, girl on the train, brenda novak
Publisher: Rowan Prose Publishing
Published: 2024-04-30T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Erica paid the check and left the diner. What a relief it was to be alone! She breathed in the sweet-smelling air, relished the sun’s warmth on her bare arms. It was the first of May. Four more days to her birthday.

The beautiful weather made her think of Montauk, and she was overtaken by a powerful yearning to return to the cottage. If only she could be there now, jogging along the beach in the early morning, eating fresh berries and yogurt for breakfast, then basking in the sun.

“I’ll go there as soon as I can,” she promised herself. “And try to figure out what to do with the rest of my life.”

She gave a start when she realized she’d spoken aloud. Someone might have heard and wondered if she was mentally unbalanced.

Let them wonder. She didn’t care!

As she walked toward her car, her thoughts turned to Terry. She was glad they’d made love at the cottage. Although it still hurt when she remembered how he'd hid the dark side of his life from her, their last time together was a memory she could return to, a memory that bridged her old life with the present.

The truth was, Terry and their unusual marriage were fading into her past. Now, Erica was beginning to doubt that she'd really been in love with him. Loved, maybe, but not in love. Sure, she was wild about his looks and the fact that he wanted to be married to her. But he had so many secrets, she never really knew him. They'd shared a passion, but that was bound to die out eventually, and would never have been replaced by a steadfast, compassionate love.

So many new developments and revelations were occurring every day, keeping her in a constant state of flux. She was changing. Maturing. Though her life was full of uncertainty, she was certain of one thing. Terry turned out not to be the person with whom she wanted to share the rest of her life. Whatever the future brought, she was determined to meet each situation with her eyes wide open.

She stopped short when she realized she was standing on the same corner where, a few days earlier, a car had almost struck her. She had never called the police to tell them about this second attempt on her life, partly because she’d been rushing to go out with Jason that evening, partly because she couldn’t swear she hadn’t been jostled, or had merely slipped and fallen. She would have mentioned it to Officer Finney had he called or stopped by again, but it was another officer who had called yesterday to ask her something about Terry’s motorcycle. Still, maybe she should—

“Going somewhere?”

The resonant voice sent a tremor through her body even before she felt his hand on her shoulder. Doug! He stood before her, grinning like a happy lunatic.

“Doug Remsen! What are you doing here?”

“I’ve come to see you. Why else would I be in Manordale?” Today, in jeans and a short-sleeved shirt, he looked but a few years older than she.

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