She took a deep breath. “Avis and I had it out earlier,” she explained. “I told him he couldn’t do this. I said I’d sick my editor on him. I threatened him with bad press, with lawsuits. Want to guess how that turned out?”
Tony could only shake his head.
“I’m sure that I’ll thank him for this someday,” K.J. said. “But right now, I’m pissed.”
“I’m the one who got dragged out of bed this morning,” Tony reminded her.
“Oh, I can top that,” K.J. said, grinning sardonically. “I did a little digging and found out that Daria Francesco, Valence’s widow, returned to the area a few years ago. She runs some fancy private daycare out in the country. I called over there and asked for her. Whoever I was talking to hung up as soon as I mentioned the paper. I think if I could get through to her if I dropped by.
Un Lampo di Bianco Scene 71
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Alfred and the Little Mortals Scene 1
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Wonder Wet Lynn Scene 13
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The Petticoat & the Evacuee Scene 39
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Visiting Granny Scene 9
“Please don’t mum,” I begged, knowing that many of my friends regularly loitered on the memorial. Mum drove the...
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Sissy Academy Scene 47
Michael said he wasn’t too keen on them and at least wearing tights would cover them up. “Well, I...
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Rockabuy Baby Scene 124
Andrew whimpered in an agony of physical pain and humiliation over the way she was treating him. She...
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Our Beloved Tyrants Scene 17
Four more young ladies sat within the rear compartment, upon a tangled pile of black satin sheets. Two of...
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Un Lampo di Bianco Scene 91
The top of the stairs formed a T with a carpeted hallway. There were rooms to the right and...