“I already pay for everything in this house.”
“And?” Diane snapped. “You married into this family. Family takes care of family.”
Lena glanced toward the den where Eric was sitting in front of a game on television.He had gone completely still, the way a person goes still when they know something is coming and have already decided they are not going to be the one to address it.
That stillness told Lena everything she needed to know about where her husband stood.She turned back to Diane and asked one more time, plainly.
“What do you need five thousand dollars for?”