"Karin Slaughter - [Grant County 03] - A Faint Cold Fear" - читать интересную книгу автора (Slaughter Karin)

But for the whir of the air-conditioning, the car was
quiet. Finally Tessa offered, "You should've
said, "I know you are, but what am I?""
Sara wanted to laugh it off, but she was too
irritated. "Tessie, it's none of your
business."
Tessa barked a loud laugh that rattled in
Sara's ears. "Well, hell, honey, that's
never stopped anybody before. I'm sure damn
Marla Simms was on the phone before the little bitch
even got out of her truck."
"Don't call her that."
Tessa waved her spoon in the air again.
"What do you want me to call her? Slut?"
"Nothing," Sara told her, and meant it.
"Don't call her anything."
"Oh, I think she deserves a few choice
words."
"Jeffrey's the one who cheated. She just took
advantage of a good opportunity."
"You know," Tessa began. "I took
advantage of plenty of good opportunities in
my time, but I never chased after a married one."
Sara closed her eyes, willing her sister
to stop. She did not want to have this conversation.
Tessa added, "Marla told Penny Brock
she's put on weight."
"What were you doing talking to Penny Brock?"
"Stopped-up drain in their kitchen," 7
Tessa said, smacking her mouth around her spoon.
Tessa had quit working full-time with their father in the
family plumbing business when her swollen
belly made it impossible to navigate crawl
spaces, but she was still capable of taking a plunger
to a drain.
Tessa said, "According to Penny, she's big as a
house."
Despite her better intentions, Sara could not
help but feel a moment of triumph, followed
by a wave of guilt that she could take pleasure in
another woman's widening hips. And ass. The
sign girl was already a little too full in the
flank for her own good.
Tessa said, "I see you smiling."
Sara was; her cheeks hurt from the strain of
keeping her mouth closed. "This is horrible."
"Since when?"
"Since ..." Sara let her voice trail
off. "Since it makes me feel like an
absolute idiot."