“Everything had been going great. In fact Lance..that’s his name, Lance Rockwell.” Jack could feel Anna shudder when she said his name. “Lance came over several more times for dinner, then they started going to the movies together. They were officially a couple. Lance seemed to be a nice guy.”
Anna paused again, trying to figure out how to tell the story without having to visualize it in her head. Jack rubbed her shoulder. “Anna, I’m telling you..we can just leave. You don’t have to say anythi-”
“Shh,” Anna had placed her finger on Jack’s lips. “I need to tell you, I’ve been needing to tell someone..” Jack’s lip turned up into that half smile under Anna’s finger and he nodded his head. “One night, mama was out getting groceries, and Lance stopped by the house. I opened the door and politely explained that mama wasn’t here and that he should stop by tomorrow. But..his smile suddenly turned sinister, his eyes became vicious and hungry. He pushed his way in the house and said “Perfect.”