The Treasure of Christmas
““That smells yummy,” Hattie said as the two younger people arranged the little white cartons in the center of the table.
“Where are the kids?” Esther asked as she sat down at the head of the table, her usual position.
“My sister took them to a musical at her church,” Felicity said.
Esther nodded. That was convenient, since she wasn’t quite sure how to make kids understand what she had to say tonight.
The four of them made casual chitchat throughout dinner, but Esther could tell that Felicity wa...s smoldering with curiosity. Esther wondered what Jimmy had told her, if anything. Her guess was that Felicity would be assuming this had to do with the revisions to her will, since she knew her daughter-in-law had been hovering around her for much of the day, most likely trying to eavesdrop on her conversation with her attorney. But all that would have to come later, when Christine was here too.
Jimmy leaned back in his chair and patted what was beginning to look like a slight paunch on his belly.MoreLess
“Where are the kids?” Esther asked as she sat down at the head of the table, her usual position.
“My sister took them to a musical at her church,” Felicity said.
Esther nodded. That was convenient, since she wasn’t quite sure how to make kids understand what she had to say tonight.
The four of them made casual chitchat throughout dinner, but Esther could tell that Felicity wa...s smoldering with curiosity. Esther wondered what Jimmy had told her, if anything. Her guess was that Felicity would be assuming this had to do with the revisions to her will, since she knew her daughter-in-law had been hovering around her for much of the day, most likely trying to eavesdrop on her conversation with her attorney. But all that would have to come later, when Christine was here too.
Jimmy leaned back in his chair and patted what was beginning to look like a slight paunch on his belly.MoreLess
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