Chapter 28

Joy waved a hand. “Oh, this was before she moved here. He didn’t die, you know.”

“What happened?” asked Dom.

“Well,” said Joy, straightening her hair. She took a drink from her cup. “They were on vacation to Florida, and she wanted to swim where there were sharks. She was pregnant with Honey then, so he said no. And she shot him in the leg!”

Dom looked like he was barely following, so Kiko explained.

“Angel and Honey are her daughters.”

“Oh,” said Dom.

“Needless to say, their marriage didn’t last,” said Joy. “Hopefully Buddy fares better!”

“Did you hear this from Karen?” asked Kiko, unsure how suspicious he should be. He knew Karen had always been a gossip, but until recently he’d always taken for granted that she believed everything she was saying. Now he was not so sure.