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Her eyes scrunched a second time. “What?”
“It isn’t a scam. The will is valid.”
“And you know this, how?” she asked, arms crossed in front of her.
“If you recall, we rang the attorney’s office from my mobile. Given the urgency, his secretary got in touch with him, and he returned the call.”
Sam got up and walked as far as she could within the apartment’s confines, then spun around. “That wasn’t your phone call to take. You should’ve told him to call me directly.”
I stood and stalked over to her. “Forgive my confusion. From what I recall, you rang me at eight this morning, an ungodly hour for you, and asked me to come over to assist with the package you’d received.”
Her eyes remained on mine, but she didn’t speak.
“Thus, I assumed you’d want me to handle the call as well. There’s nothing untoward happening here, Sam. I’m merely trying to help.”
She dropped her arms. “I appreciate that, Beau. However, as you know, I have not, and will not, ever, set foot on an airplane. Thank you for whatever arrangements you’ve made, but I won’t be going to New York.”
“I am aware of your intransigence when it comes to air travel and have made other arrangements.”
“Beau…” she whined.
“Samantha,” I responded with the same tone. “Come on. When’s the last time you took a holiday?” I already knew she never had. “This will be fun. We’ll drive to this place, err, Aurora, see what kind of digs Cena Covert handed down to you, then return to California before Stave reopens.”
She shook her head. “I can’t.”
I sighed. “Give me one good reason why not.”
“Wanda.”
I shook my head. “Already taken care of.”
“You hired someone to take care of my cat? This is going too far, Beau. Even for you—”
“I did not hire anyone. She’s coming with us. I’ve arranged for everything she’ll need.”
It was evident she was trying to manufacture another excuse. Finally, she shook her head. “I can’t.”
“If you wait, you’ll have to take off from work. This is the perfect time to do this. And, I’ll remind you, there is a significant amount of money involved, Sam. It would be irresponsible to walk away from that alone.”
“What if it isn’t real?”
“Then, you and I will have enjoyed a cross-country road trip. The time away will do both of us good.”
“Where will we stay?”
I steeled myself from smiling. Sam was about to give in. “I figured we could wing it.”
“I don’t know…”
I put my hands on her shoulders. “There is every reason to do this now rather than wait.”
“You’re sure Wanda can come?”
I smiled. “Of course. Who would say otherwise?”
“Can we leave tomorrow?”
“Not a good idea.”
