by Diana Orgain | Jun 22, 2021 | Maternal Instincts Mysteries, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
Did you miss part one of Chapter One? From Lethal Lullaby Chapter One Continued… “Tracy, we’ve used that marinade for years. He just didn’t think to check—” But she was already storming out to the backyard. “Wait!” I chased after her but stopped to carefully close the sliding glass door. She marched right up to Jim. “I cannot believe you!” she yelled. Jim’s eyes widened, and he looked from Tracy to me. Andrew jumped up from where he was sitting with Mom and the girls and raced to Tracy’s side. “How could you not know the marinade had gluten?” she demanded, her face reddening as she waved the bottle at Jim. “Are you trying to poison me?” Jim stuttered, “I . . . I . . . what has gluten?” “The steak marinade!” Her face was red. “Which means all these steaks have gluten.” My poor husband looked like a deer in the headlights. No—he was way more startled than a deer. Maybe an opossum in the headlights. Andrew put an arm around Tracy’s shoulder. “It was an accident, sweetheart. How about we order a gluten-free pizza for you?” Jim looked at me and shrugged helplessly. I crossed my arms and studied the scene with a scowl. So, I hadn’t been imagining it; I’d felt like Tracy had been especially short-tempered with Jim ever since she’d arrived. But this was the last straw. My brother had come to San Francisco on a business trip—he worked for a real estate investing firm—and since it was summer break, Tracy and the girls had tagged along. If I was perfectly honest, Tracy...
