Alice tried to shield Keeley as best she could but the crowd pressed in on them further and further. She was about ready to simply curl up like an armadillo with her arms over her head on the ground until a familiar voice yelled out.
The crowd buzzed frantically, whispering to each other because they recognized the person who had spoken. He drawled, "Can't we all give my sister-in-law and her friend some space?"
She had very mixed feelings seeing Gray. On one hand, she was grateful for a timely intervention. On the other, Aaron was positive he had murdered Lacy and she was pretty sure he was right.
Whatever he had done, he still helped her just now and she needed to be gracious about it. She couldn't let him know they were suspicious.
"Thanks, Gray," she said as he cleared some space for her on the sidewalk.
"You two know each other?" somebody dared to ask.
