A Twenty-Dollar Bill Dropped Into the Dust Beside a Tennessee Highway
“She’s moving fast,” I said.
“She moved Chloe into your old corner office,” Dale said.
“They were putting up new curtains before noon.”
“Let them put up curtains.”
Dale bent down, picked up the cash, and slid the bills into the inside pocket of his coat.
“I saw your signet ring on the table,” Dale said quietly.
“You sure about leaving it there?”
“I don’t need a ring to take back what belongs to my boys,” I said.