I stare at him not speaking. It's possible she wanted a coy pond. Some pretty rocks, a little waterfall, I already like the sound of it.
"They were six," Ridge continues.
I giggle. "You can't hold it against her. They were kids."
"She wanted to make a habitat for her pet alligator. Her mother went outside to find her and slipped in the hole Katy dug by hand. Fell and broke her wrist."
"Oh." Not much you can say to defend that. "Did she have a pet alligator?"
"No," he deadpans.
"Well I promise I won't let Katy talk me into digging any ponds."
He rolls his eyes like he doesn't believe a word I'm saying. "I'm on my way to check on a person of interest for a client. If you need anything, call me. If I'm not available, it will ring to my office and one of the guys will help you."
"Nothi
