Chapter 47: Meeting the Family

Shasta tried to ignore the anxiety that gnawed at her stomach as she peered into the mirror in Blake’s bathroom to apply a second coat of mascara. He’d be back anytime with Jackie and the kids. Recalling the only other time they’d met, she felt mortified. The thought occurred to her that there were countless other people she’d treated exactly the same way over the course of her life. She sighed and replaced the wand into the mascara tube.