Red Hat Society's Acting Their Age
Chapter One
Muddy Creek, Texas, January 7
Mia MacAfee hated mornings, but at five A.M. on Friday, hers were
the first bootprints in the two inches of sugar-soft snow that had
fallen during the night.
It's the best part of the day, Mia, she imagined Dan whispering in
her ear. Why would you want to snooze it away?
Mia glanced over her shoulder, half expecting to see her husband
behind her, a wink from his flashing green eyes, his lopsided smile
and crooked front tooth. Instead, she saw only the curved pathway
she had carved through the sleeping streets of Muddy Creek. In her
mind, she whispered back to him, Okay, Dan MacAfee, you win. It is
beautiful. Peaceful, too. And cozy, in a weird sort of way. But the
quilt on our bed is also all those things and it's warm.
They had these conversations from time to time, Mia and her dead
husband, the same intimate banter they'd indulged in when he was
alive. The talks kept Mia sane, though she suspected if she told
anyone, they might disagree with that assessment of her mental
state.
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