because he knew I had other buyers lined up." We were in the elevator when Gregg reached into his shirt pocket, pulled out a folded bank check, and handed it to me. "I just got this." I unfolded it. It was made out to him for two hundred and thirty thousand dollars.
"That means the whole price was — let's see, twenty percent of — uh, help me out with the arithmetic," I said.
"One million one hundred fifty thousand dollars."
"Say it again."
"One million one hundred fifty thousand bucks."
"Fabulous," I said. "Have you told your friend Higginson?"
"Don't have to. He thought I always had it."
"A little white lie, then."
"Possibly. But you know what they say: 'All's well that ends well.'"
"One thing I have to ask you," I said. "Why didn't you let me know what was going on?"
"I wasn't sure about any of it, not till I had the check in my hand two hours ago," he said. "You've been so great about going along with this whole plan, I just couldn't build up your expectations and then have it fall through. But it didn't fall through. We're going to build a new business, together, you and I. I love you, Kit. What do you say to that?"
I looked into his eyes. "I say I think we should go out to the cabin tomorrow."
"Why?"
I couldn't resist it. "Because it could be our last chance to go skinny-dipping,"
Uncle Aaron? He knew he couldn't stay after taking the company's money, and went to live in Arizona. He returned half the money he took, with the understanding that we wouldn't chase him for the other half. I knew it was wrong for him to take money, but I felt sorry for him. Life hadn't been good to him.
And w hat happened to Pa? He didn't recover fully, and he never tried to go back to work again. He recognized he could no longer think clearly. At first he was unhappy walking with the gold-headed cane I gave him, but after a long while he came to think it made him look distinguished. And he loved to brag about his smart son-in-law, Gregg Monsell.
THE END
This is entirely a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual names, characters, places and incidents is purely coincidental.
FROM THE AUTHOR:
Thank you for reading this novella. I enjoyed writing it, and I hope you enjoyed reading it. Please take a moment to leave your review on Amazon — http://amzn.to/10q0ssd — and share your opinion of my book with other readers.
Again, many thanks.
Geena Maxon
"That means the whole price was — let's see, twenty percent of — uh, help me out with the arithmetic," I said.
"One million one hundred fifty thousand dollars."
"Say it again."
"One million one hundred fifty thousand bucks."
"Fabulous," I said. "Have you told your friend Higginson?"
"Don't have to. He thought I always had it."
"A little white lie, then."
"Possibly. But you know what they say: 'All's well that ends well.'"
"One thing I have to ask you," I said. "Why didn't you let me know what was going on?"
"I wasn't sure about any of it, not till I had the check in my hand two hours ago," he said. "You've been so great about going along with this whole plan, I just couldn't build up your expectations and then have it fall through. But it didn't fall through. We're going to build a new business, together, you and I. I love you, Kit. What do you say to that?"
I looked into his eyes. "I say I think we should go out to the cabin tomorrow."
"Why?"
I couldn't resist it. "Because it could be our last chance to go skinny-dipping,"
Uncle Aaron? He knew he couldn't stay after taking the company's money, and went to live in Arizona. He returned half the money he took, with the understanding that we wouldn't chase him for the other half. I knew it was wrong for him to take money, but I felt sorry for him. Life hadn't been good to him.
And w hat happened to Pa? He didn't recover fully, and he never tried to go back to work again. He recognized he could no longer think clearly. At first he was unhappy walking with the gold-headed cane I gave him, but after a long while he came to think it made him look distinguished. And he loved to brag about his smart son-in-law, Gregg Monsell.
THE END
This is entirely a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual names, characters, places and incidents is purely coincidental.
FROM THE AUTHOR:
Thank you for reading this novella. I enjoyed writing it, and I hope you enjoyed reading it. Please take a moment to leave your review on Amazon — http://amzn.to/10q0ssd — and share your opinion of my book with other readers.
Again, many thanks.
Geena Maxon
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