First Things First
Laura immediately left to go collect her winnings from the office downtown. She was already thinking about the trip to Hawaii they used to talk about, so immediately after she collected her check, she booked two tickets to Maui. She would figure out the details later—after all, now she had oodles of money to spend on hotels and excursions.
For now, she rushed to get home, knowing Jack had already gotten home an hour ago. A lot of things were running in her mind at that time. She couldn’t wait to tell him the news. However, she had no clue what was waiting for her at the house.