by Diana Orgain | Mar 31, 2021 | Maternal Instincts Mysteries, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
Did you miss Chapter one? From Motherhood is Murder Chapter Two Continued… OUTREACH The boat swayed, the motion brought my mind back to the present. I still needed to call Mom. How could I find a network? I extended my arm and did a ridiculous dance trying to coax more than two bars out of the phone. I quickly dialed home. All I could see in my mind’s eye was Laurie’s pretty round face with her rosy cheeks and toothless grin. Thank God I’d pumped before leaving the house this evening. I only hoped they wouldn’t keep us here too much longer. I was missing Laurie like crazy. I twisted and suddenly saw full bars. Mom answered on the third ring. “How’s Lemon Drop?” I asked. Samba music blared in the background, then suddenly stopped. “She fine, dear. Sleeping.” “What are you listening to?” “Ricky Martin.” “Laurie is sleeping through Ricky Martin?” “Yes, well, she’s really still too young to enjoy the finer things in life.” I filled Mom in on the developments. She gasped. “Don’t worry about Laurie and me, we’re fine. Just take care of whatever you need to. We’ll be here.” What would I do without Mom? As I was about to thank her and hang up, I heard a male voice in the background. “Who’s that?” “Oh! That’s Hank. He came over to keep me company.” After nearly fifteen years of being single, Mom had recently started dating again. Hank was the man who’d brought her out of hiding. “What are you, a teenager? You have some guy over as soon as the adults...
