At Eleven, She Moved In. At Six, I Changed The Locks.

saying another word, I placed a second stack of papers onto the kitchen island.

Madison glanced down.

“What are those?”

“My house rules.”

For the first time all morning, Richard actually looked directly at me.

I tapped the first page.

“Anyone choosing to live here contributes equally.”

I slowly read each item aloud.

“Monthly rent for two adults: two thousand continue reading …