I walked down from the porch and wrapped my arm around my father’s thin frame.

“You could have told me the truth about Mom and the Friday deliveries long ago,” I said softly.

“You never asked me about it,” Dad replied mildly.

“When you asked who the beans were for, I told you they were for people, which was the absolute truth.”

I laughed through my tears.

“I had an attorney’s number written down and was ready to fight Chad with everything we had.”

“You might have won a legal battle,” Dad noted thoughtfully.