Knew it was bad - part 2

[Jadie Jones]

"Put your Momma on the phone, Tammy." The grit and promise in his voice always made it hard to swallow, and even harder to lie.

"She ain't here," I try anyway.

"It's not a good thing for a pretty little girl like you to tell ugly stories."

"I'm not."

"Then how come her truck's in the drive?"