Chapter 10
Saturday
Jessica’s last few days had gone by impossibly quickly.
She’d spent Thursday afternoon out on the boat with Dad, a glorious day of bright sun, large fish, and happy tourists. The sole damper on the beautiful day was that it was the high season and her father’s boat hadn’t been full. Those two empty spots had glared at her for the entire trip as if she somehow had the answer. Money, family, sightseeing, fishing… It was wrapped up in there somewhere, but she still couldn’t find it.
Friday afternoon knitting had turned into an extended state of panic for her mother; it was all Jessica could do to keep Monica Baxter distracted from her nerves. Aunt Gina had even abandoned teasing her sister by providing first-night cautionary tales for new brides.
“It’s not like you h
