The Price of Guilt

He fastened the necklace around her neck and kissed her on the cheek. "Don't be upset, okay? Mom's surgery didn't end up costing 100 thousand, so I spent about 1500 bucks to get you this necklace."

Maura's face instantly drained of color. "1500 bucks?"

"Yeah, you've been holding down the fort and keeping everything running lately. I shouldn't have snapped at you all the time," Macon said, his tone