“I won’t lie to the prosecutor.

I won’t touch the police report.”

She checked her nails again.

“They’ll lock me up for years.”

“I won’t lie for you, Delaney, but I’ll make sure the kids know you loved them.”

She looked up at that.

For a moment her face wasn’t smooth at all.

Then she picked at her thumbnail and said, “You always had to be the good one.”