Twisted: The Collected Stories by Jeffery Deaver

Author:Jeffery Deaver
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, Anthologies, Horror, Suspense, Thriller
ISBN: 9780743491594
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2003-01-01T06:00:00+00:00

Later that night Alex Mollan returned home to find 60 Minutes on, Jessica and Sue sitting on the couch in front of the tube, sharing a huge bowl of popcorn. He was pleased that the show was about a government contractor’s malfeasance and not murder or rape or anything that might upset the little girl. He hugged them both hard.

“Hey, Jessie-Bessie, how’s the world’s best daughter?”

“Missed you, Daddy. Mommy and I baked gingerbread boys and girls today and I made a dog.”

He winked at Sue and could see in her face that she was pleased to find him in such a good mood. She was more pleased still when he told her that all the fish he’d caught were below size and he’d had to throw them back. She was a sport, but fish, to her, were entrees served by a man in a black jacket who deftly deboned them while you sipped a nice cold white wine.

“Did you bring me something, Daddy?” Jessica asked coyly, tilting her head and letting her long blonde hair hang down over her shoulder.

Alex thought, as he often did: She’ll be a heartbreaker someday.

“Sure did.”

“Something for our collection?”

“Yep.”

He dug into his pocket and handed her the present.

“What is it, Daddy? Oh, this’s totally cool!” she said and his heart hummed with contentment to see her take the watch in her hand. “Look, Mommy, it’s not just a watch. It’s got a compass in it. And it fits on your belt. This’s neat!”

“You like it?”

“I’ll make a special box just for it,” the girl said. “I’m glad you’re home, Daddy.”

His daughter hugged him hard, and then Sue called to them from the dining room, saying that dinner was ready and could they please come and sit down.

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