Then there was the afternoon Diane swung her purse at him to shoo him away.
Kenny had gone very quiet, then very direct.
« Mom, from now on, you visit when we invite you. Not before. »
My MIL hadn’t liked that. She’d said, « Fine. If that’s how you want it. »
I’d wanted to believe her.
Kenny had gone very quiet.
Kenny wiped his hands on a rag and glanced at Frankie, who was curled up in his bed by the back door.
« He looks tired today, » he said.
« He walked the whole loop with me this morning. Even said hi to Mrs. Alvarez. »
« That woman would adopt him in a heartbeat. »
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