"Husband," Pearl repeated to herself as the door closed behind the exiting woman.
Raymond pulled away from her, tears still staining his face but the misery, fear and affection that had painted his face gone as quickly as his 'tears' stopped flowing.
"What the hell..."
He slapped a hand over her mouth his index finger poised over his lips as he listened to the strange woman's departing footsteps.
"We're on a farm belonging to the couple who found us in the woods," he began explaining, pulling his hand off her mouth. "They think we're newlyweds who got caught up in a fight between gangs, and were more than happy to let us hide out here until things cool down and the men who attacked us stop looking for us."
She blinked, struck dumb by the absurdity of the situation then regained her
