The Sugar Queen by Allen Sarah Addison

Author:Allen, Sarah Addison
Language: eng
Format: epub

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Snow Candy

Josey had to take her mother to the annual Baptist Women's charity luncheon the next day, Tuesday. But before they were to leave, Josey decided to call Chloe to see how she was doing. She tried her work number first, but didn't get an answer.

“She's not at work,” Josey said as she disconnected.

“I still don't think you know how to work that thing,” Della Lee said from the closet. Today she was wearing Josey's red scarf as a headband and was trying on all of Josey's shoes.

“I dialed, it rang, no one answered. What exactly do you think I'm doing wrong?”

“It was just an observation. You're so touchy.”

“I know how to work a phone,” Josey grumbled as she dialed Chloe's cell phone number.

“Hello,” Chloe finally answered after several rings. She sounded sick.

Josey sat on the edge of her bed. “Chloe, it's Josey. How are you feeling?”

“I'm so sorry about last night, Josey,” Chloe said, and her voice started to tremble.

"I never thought I would be the kind of woman to act like this, to fall to pieces but I . . . I can't seem to help it. I don't know how to move on from it, and it hurts so much. I missed an appointment to see an apartment this morning. Am I going crazy? I feel like I'm going crazy."

Josey hesitated. Della Lee watched her curiously. “I'll be right over,” she finally said.

As soon as she hung up, Della Lee said, “You're going to see her?”

Josey picked up her gray coat from the chaise. “Yes.”

“Instead of taking your mother to her luncheon?”

“Yes.”

“Oh, my baby is growing up.”

“You're psychotic,” Josey said, leaving the room while dialing another number.

Adam didn't see the scarf draped over the mailbox until he was halfway up the steps. He pulled the buds from his iPod out of his ears.

It had been strange seeing Josey in Jake's scarf last night.

With the way Chloe was acting, Adam wondered if she was trying to push Jake and Josey together. That didn't sit well with him. Jake and Chloe were . . . well . .

. Jake and Chloe. But there was Josey wearing Jake's scarf. Chloe should wear Jake's scarf. But when he took it, Josey then didn't have a scarf. So of course he gave her his. It was cold. She needed one.

All right, so she didn't want to keep it. Her being in love with him and all, he just thought she would. Hell, it wasn't like she'd given back an engagement ring. But did this mean he wasn't going to see her today? Was she mad at him? He'd been harsh with her last night. But just the thought of Chloe and Josey at Nite Lite, of all places . . . and then that bastard called her fat. That still made him angry.

He took the scarf off the mailbox and put the Cirrinis' mail in. He hesitated and looked at the door.

Josey usually came out before now.

He looked over to the driveway. Her car was there.

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