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“Gina, that’s not possible but you're so kind to offer.”
“How will we ever see each other?” she wailed.
“We'll make it a priority to see each other. After all, you're going to be a Godmother.”
“Really, Ty?”
I could tell that she was delighted at the prospect. “I’m going to need your help with this, Gina.”
“Name it,” she said.
“Over the next few days while you’re here, I need you to kind of nose around. I need to know when Trey returns to Atlanta. For all I know, he may have already returned.”
“Okay, what then?”
“When we know he’s not up at the manor, I need you to take my car keys and get my car out of the fourth garage up at the manor. I’ll give you the code.”
“Whoa, hold up there sister -why me?”
“Because I've never met Trey’s parents. If they see me up around there, they’ll think I’m stealing it. They know you.”
“Yeah, but just because they know me how would I explain taking a car that's not mine out of their garage?”
“You can tell them it’s mine; that you’re a friend of mine, and Trey was letting me park the car there temporarily. Tell them I’m letting you borrow it while you're in town. Once you have the car, come pick me up and we will take it to a dealership.”
“For what?”
“I’m going to trade it in for something more practical.”
“Oh fuck, Trey will kill you.”
“Hey, it’s my car. It was his gift to do with what I please.”
“You know you’re going to lose your ass on it if you don’t sell it outright, don’t you?”
“I don’t have that kind of time, Gina.”
“Whatever. Don’t worry; I’ll take care of it.”
The following day was Friday. Gina went down to the office to chat with Aunt Becky. She promised to see what she could find out. I made her take my keys just in case. I had my cell phone plugged into the charger when Gina called.
“Yeah, what you got?”
“Oh dear God, Ty, who are we? Cagney and Lacey?”
“Who?” I asked.
“Never mind. Hey, Trey's back in Atlanta and I have your car out here next to the stables. Come on down.”
I grabbed my purse and the title to my Mercedes and met Gina down past the stables. Gina was in the driver’s seat with the engine running. I got in quickly and fastened my seat belt.
“Where to?” she asked.
“To the dealership on Volunteer Parkway.”
An hour and a half later, I was driving my new Hyundai Santa Fe Limited Edition down the highway toward the manor. Gina sat in the passenger seat, “tsking” away at me.
“You realize that the deal you just made cost you $19,000 don’t you?”
