Rebecca Hale — The Second Ledger
I want to stay here.
I want someone to help with the house, and I want you to decide whether that arrangement still suits you.
You’ve got enough money now to make a different life.
You mustn’t stay out of gratitude.”
I looked through the window toward the basil and the roses.
“When I first came here,” I said, “I thought you were taking a risk.”
“I was.”