I'm going in a completely different direction with this one and I am loving these characters. Especially Mrs. Winston. This is one feisty Grandma and she is on a mission!!! Enjoy the prologue and leave some feedback as it is always appreciated.
Twenty years was a long time to stay away. Melanie Winston realized that fact the moment she stepped foot into the state of New Jersey. She had been gone for too long and so much had changed. The cab ride from the airport had certainly proven to be an eye opener. There was no time for nostalgia she realized as a small flurry surrounded the cab as they sped into the night heading straight for a past she had thought dead and buried.
Robert McGowan loaded his tools into the van early Saturday morning. Normally he didn’t work on the weekends but this had been an emergency appointment in the area for one of his prominent customers. As he flexed his shoulders he took a look around at the light dusting of snow that had fallen overnight. Not enough to make a mess but enough to make going without heat even for a couple of hours unbearable.
Leaving town twenty years earlier had been bad enough. Although her parents had made the decision and Melanie hadn’t a choice in the matter did little to ease the suffering it had caused. Now it seemed that no matter which way Melanie could slice it this trip had been long overdue. Truth be known she had missed her grandmother terribly and it had been unfair for all concerned. There were too many deep dark secrets that could be uncovered upon her return. She just had to make sure that she kept to herself for the couple of weeks she would be in town. That shouldn’t prove difficult. When she went back home she wanted to go back with a clear conscious and more importantly an intact heart.
