Ben came home late again.
She was already in bed, lights off.
He slipped in beside her and let out a long sigh.
"It's late," she whispered.
"Work caught up with me," he replied.
She doubted that.
He pulled her close and kissed her temple. "Sorry, babe. Can I take you out to dinner tomorrow to make up for it? Someplace nice? Somewhere downtown?"
"I guess."
"I know you've been wanting to try that new seafood place."
It was true, she'd been dying to eat at the new restaurant, but she hardly expected Ben to take her. Not when a meal for two cost about as much as their monthly electric bill.
"Let me take you there tomorrow night. Seven o'clock."
"Fine."
At least a nice night out would give her something to look forward to.
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He was still asleep when she woke up.
She slid from his grasp and went into the bathroom.
She used the toilet, washed her hands, removed the t-shirt she'd slept in.
Into the hamper it went.
Except...
She pulled the t-shirt out to look beneath it.
It was Ben's shirt, the one he wore yesterday, but something was off.
The smell of... cigarette smoke?
Ben didn't smoke. Well, not that she knew of.
No, he must've just been around someone who was smoking.
Though if he was at work...
Michelle shook her head and dropped the t-shirt back in the hamper.
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HUNT
Mystery / Thriller***Sequel to HUSH*** Three years after murdering his wife and two children, Bennett Rhodes is still on the loose. The case goes cold, with no sightings and no new murders. However, Detective Mick Lancaster knows that Rhodes is still out there, bidin...
