My mother shivered in my arm. She had never seen that look on my face before. I resolved to never get that look on my face again. I didn't want my mother to be afraid of me. Oh, sure, I knew I could be a scary man. It just wasn't something she needed to live with.
I rubbed both of their backs and gave them my warmest smile. "Let's talk about something else, shall we? Mom, wasn't there something you were going to tell me about Theresa?"
The color drained from her face, and her wide eyes landed on Barbara. She managed to get that under control almost instantly. "Oh, I thought I already told you," she lied, "Theresa and Mike were talking about getting engaged later this summer."
I chewed on my lip as I regarded her. What could my sister have told her that she couldn't say in front of Barba
