“What is that supposed to mean?”
“Just be careful, Mom, because Marlene told me he’s been asking around town about your retirement pension.”
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“Marlene has always talked too much,” I said.
“He’s been asking how the library pension is paid out, Mom,” Rachel said. “He told her he was just trying to understand how estate taxes worked, but continue reading …
why would he ask about yours?”
I adjusted the dish towel on the rack, aligning the stripe with the edge of the wood. “Marlene might have misunderstood him.”
“Marlene didn’t misunderstand the look on his face when she told him you still owned the lake cabin outright,” Rachel said. “He’s looking for a landing pad, Mom, and you are standing right there.continue reading …
