“Don’t worry Mom. I’ll be good.”
“You better be.”
“I’ll make sure he is,” Mindy interrupted. “You don’t have to worry. Go take care of Aunt Mary. She really needs your help. I’ll take care of him. Promise.”
“I’m counting on you, but if he breaks the rules, he’ll definitely pay.”
“When are you leaving?”
“My flight is at nine-fifteen tomorrow morning. I have a shuttle picking me up at five.”
“Remember, I’m counting on you.”
“Don’t worry. I’ve got everything under control.”
“Good. I expect you will.”
“How long do you think you’ll be gone?”
“I hope to be back next weekend. It depends on how she does.”
“You never told me why she’s having an operation.”
“It’s a woman thing. She has fibrous tumors in her uterus. They’ve been bothering her for a couple of years. The pain has got to the
