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“What kind of money issues?”
“The kind where she doesn’t have any—money, I mean.”
“Wasn’t she an attorney?”
“Yes, but she said she blew through the savings she had to help her grandpa establish the house and everything.”
“So, what are you suggesting?”
“I think I need to place a call to one of the investors and see if he’d be willing to add a few zeroes to his offer. That way, there’s no way she can say no.”
She looks at me with suspicion. “I don’t like the sound of this.”
“Why not? Everyone will be getting what they want. I’ll get the land, and she’ll have a full bank account again.”
“But what about Bob? Surely, he’ll be upset to lose the place.”
“I’ll talk to him and see what his thoughts are. I know he’s already aware of the situation.”
“And he didn’t seem hostile or anything toward you?”
“No, not at all. I’m going to run over there and chat with him now. If you see Mae headed back from the barn, please call me.”
“I’ll try. But as you know, the cell coverage has been spotty.” I know that is an empty agreement because Coral will simply watch through the window and hope that Mae and I bump into each other again.
“Well, please just try.”
“You got it.”
I go to check on Dylan to make sure he’s entertaining himself in his room, and then I brave the rain yet again.
“Oh, Dean. I wasn’t expecting to see you again today,” Bob says, after answering the door.
“I know. And I hope you aren’t too busy…”
“Not at all. Please come in.”
We sit down at their dining room table.
“So—”
“You want to buy our house,” he cut in, to finish my sentence for me.
“Well, yes.”
“I already knew that.”
“I know.”
“Right. But I just realized that we’ve never really talked about it as two respecting men.”
“No, no, we haven’t.”
“And I apologize for that. I’ve just been so wrapped up in the secrecy and trying to sneak around.”
“That I do not have any respect for.”
“Understandable. There have just been some unanticipated roadblocks.”
