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Winona sighed “It was ugly last night”

“What happened?”

“Vivi’s been screwing Dallas Raintree”

Aurora sat down in the chair by the , sighing “Jesus I guess that explains a lot How did Luke find out?”

Winona studied her ragged fingernails She’d chewed theot to the cabin, Luke was kicking the shit out of Dallas He just stood there and took it, too, sot Dad to stop them But when Vivi Ann carace”

“He slapped her?” Aurora frowned

Winona could see that her sister was fitting the pieces together Before she could find a hole, Winona said, “It’s probably all for the best”

“What do you mean?”

“Better that Luke finds out now that she doesn’t love hiuy like Dallas She had to know she’d get caught She should get caught It’s disgraceful”

Aurora went very still “What did you do, Winona?”

“What do you mean?”

“You told Luke, didn’t you? I kneas all going to go to crap when you wouldn’t tell Vivi Ann the truth”

Winona got to her feet “Don’t be ridiculous Let’s go to the parade Vivi Ann will be there Dallas will be gone and everything will be fine You’ll see”

“You think Vivi Ann will show?”

“Where else would she go?”