“The doctor had given her the green light to resume her normal routine—using common sense, of course. The drive from the hospital to Wildflower Way had seemed to take forever, but at last, she was home. Jade carefully helped Arabella out of the car. He handled her as if she were made of the finest china. She kept insisting she wouldn’t break, but he wasn’t taking any chances. The whole contingency met in the living room to welcome her home. Angelique had cooked a honey-baked, spiral ham, black-e...yed peas and cabbage, because Arabella had missed her normal New Year’s Day fare while in the hospital. Evangeline had kept up with her orders and Elizabeth and Nanette were busy trying to devise a ritual that would end this horror with their dangerous neighbor. She made them all happy by eating a decent amount of food, but they soon realized she needed rest and time alone with Jade more than she needed anything else. He led her to their bedroom and gently helped her into the bathroom so she could freshen herself after days in the clinical atmosphere of medicine and sterile smells.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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