Chapter Six
The evening went well after the little incident in the living room. Lily hardly looked at Allen and Caleb, which drove both men nuts. She asked questions and listened intently as Helen talked about her and Clive’s children and grandchildren. She asked Harold how Clem’s roof repair went and if he was going to have to be helping out any more. She even asked Brad how the horses were doing. After dinner and dessert the two women chased the men out into the living room to talk while they cleaned up the kitchen.
“You know, both those boys feel lower than a pig’s belly right now,” Helen commented as she handed a dish to Lily to put up.
“They’ll be all right. It serves them right thinking such horrible thoughts. Even if I had decided to be with either Harold or Brad—or both of them
