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“She did, but I didn’t listen,” he admitted regrettably.
“Was your grandmother the type to take her own advice?”
“What do you mean?”
“Would your grandmother tell you to get prepared and not prepare herself?”
Lou thought about it.
“I mean, I think she did prepare. At least she tried. She had that law firm that was supposed to handle her will.”
“The one that specialized in the estate of authors?”
“Yeah.”
“The one that your father’s law firm got her away from?”
“Yeah.”
“Do you think she knew what was going on in her final days? I mean, did she have dementia or anything?”
“She died in her sleep. Before that, she seemed like she would live forever. That’s why I wasn’t in contact with her as much as I should have been,” he said looking down.
“Then, if she was of sound mind, and told you to prepare, she probably knew that there was going to be a fight. Mightn’t she have taken steps to win that fight? Steps that could give her side the advantage. Secret steps.”
“You’re saying that she might have left something behind that might help me get my inheritance?”
“Does that sound like something she might do?”
Lou thought about it. His eyes darted from side to side. As he did, excitement covered his face. I recognized this person. It was the man I fell in love with.
“It does. Did I tell you that she wrote mysteries? Clues were everything to her.”
I smiled.
“Lou, you did not tell me that.”
“I think you’re right. She might have left clues. But what?”
“If she did, it would be somewhere back at the house, right?”
“Maybe,” Lou said. “I can’t imagine where else she would have left it.”
“Then we need to get back there.”
“We?”
“You think I’m gonna let you go through this alone? Besides, it’s a three-story house. You can’t search that place on your own. Not in the time you have left.”
“The wedding’s in a week and a half,” he said starting to panic. “Titus, I really don’t want to marry Sey.”
“You won’t have to. I promise. Even if it means destroying everyone who stands in my way, I’ll protect you.”
That was when Lou took my face in his hands and kissed me. It took my breath away. I had missed his lips so much. And when I cradled the back of his head in my hand and touched his tongue with mine, I knew I had found my way home.
Over the next hour, we came up with a plan. I needed to get back into the house. The place was big enough that I could be there without anyone realizing it. That was our advantage. I could search without them suspecting anything. Together we could cover more ground.
Secure on what we had to do, Lou walked back to the estate while I drove to the nearest diner and killed the rest of my day. I wanted to start searching right away, but Lou thought it better that I wait to sneak in when it was dark.
