Time Off for Good Behavior by Lani Diane Rich

Author:Lani Diane Rich [Rich, Lani Diane]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780446693066
Google: vDMNE3KilBQC
Amazon: 0446693065
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2004-10-01T14:00:00+00:00

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The knocking woke me up. I glanced at the clock on the wall: 9:17.

“Come in,” I mumbled in a hoarse whisper. A second later Elizabeth was sitting on the edge of my bed holding out a mug of hot chocolate.

“With marshmallows,” she said. I sat up and took the mug, sipping quietly, my mind still emerging from the fog.

“You wanna talk about it?” she asked after a few minutes. “I’m a great fucking shrink.”

I smiled and shook my head. “I just think it’s best that I get out now, you know, before it goes too far.”

She nodded. “Went too far, huh?”

I mustered up a cynical laugh and said, “Yep.”

She took a sip of her cocoa, and her eyes traveled the small room in a quick sweep. “Sorry about this place. My ex-mother-in-law designed it. Yellow walls.” She shuddered. “Ugh.”

I hadn’t given the room more than a glance when I came in. It was large and open, with one door leading out to the landing and stairs and another door leading to the bathroom. The bed was a double, sitting in the corner. The floor was hardwood, with a large woven rug covering the middle. There was a desk under the window, a dresser in the opposite comer from the bed, and a freestanding wardrobe. Everything a girl hiding from her psycho ex-husband needed.

“I like it,” I said finally. “How much is the rent?”

Elizabeth shrugged. “Nothing, unless you decide you want to stay for good. We can take it day by day.”

I smiled. “Thanks.”

She patted my leg and got up, putting a set of keys on the desk. “You can share the kitchen and living room with us. Come on down anytime. The kids are excited to meet you tomorrow.” I nodded. Elizabeth disappeared, the sound of her footsteps getting lighter and lighter as she made her way down. I fell back on the bed, watching the lights from passing cars swish across the ceiling until I fell asleep again.

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