But he said nothing more. This wasn't one of their silly teases, where if he waited long enough, she'd take the bait, hang herself. And...

Although her back had now turned, she knew eyes followed when David lilted. De cat dat got all dat cream. I wonder. They'd both heard...

A single sentence, yet Lemara found herself re-reading the message, ensuring she hadn't missed anything. Looking up from the text to...