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Truly, and you know it.”
    I shake my head, making it clear to him that I’m not buying it. “Really, Tyler, let’s be honest. The only thing you knew about me, like really knew, was that I was a sure thing.” At least where you were concerned.
    “I might have been young and dumb, but I thought more of you than that. Can we just start this day over, Truly? I’d like to spend some time with you and catch up,” he says, nearly begging.
    “No, Tyler. I’m not here for this. Please don’t.” I approach the front door.
    Not turning around to even say good-bye, I walk out of the house and straight to my car. For fear that he will come after me, I immediately start my engine and leave. Through the rearview mirror, I take in the house as I make my way around the circle drive that leads out to a quiet country road.
    It amazes me that my mother lived in this house.
    This beautiful two-story brick home with white shutters and window boxes full of blooming flowers was hers. The lush bright green lawn was hers too. She sat under the tree in the side yard on that gliding rocker. One would think that a big family with a stay-at-home mom lives here. My mom was a stay-at-home mom when I was a child…a stay-at-home-and-fuck-everyone’s-husbands mom. I can’t fathom how she made it from the roach-infested grungy shack that we lived in to this place. And now, for some reason, I want to know how she ended up here. I’m certain she completely destroyed someone’s life to advance her own.
    Apparently, she found quite the sugar daddy if what Dara says about her estate’s worth is true.
    Oh my, what am I going to do with all of that dirty money? I don’t want or need it. Even if I passed it on to a good cause or a person in need, it would haunt me because of the way it had most likely been earned. I could just burn it. No, that’s crazy. In that moment, I decide to ask Dara if she knows anything about the man who my mother was married to. If I know the source of his wealth, then I will decide how it should be spent.
    Arriving at the law office to drop off the documents, I find the door is locked, and the lights are off. I look down at my watch and realize that it’s much later in the day than I thought. I’m not one to watch the clock all the time as I usually have one appointment that lasts all day. Time is not an issue unless I am on someone else’s clock. Dara must have banker’s hours. It’s only five fifteen, and this place is empty.
    I don’t want to be stuck in this town overnight. I dial the firm’s number, hoping they have an after-hours service. As my luck would have it, the phone just rings and rings. For a moment, I wish Tyler would appear, so he could call his sister, and we could get this ordeal finished. I contemplate leaving and returning next week, but I quickly decide that one visit to this godforsaken town is one too many. I’ll find a motel in the neighboring town and stay until the office opens. Then, I’ll finish signing off on the estate and get the hell out of here forever.
    I need to let Lissa know that I won’t be back in New York tonight after all. I slide into my car and press the phone icon on the dash display.
    “Call Lissa,” I command.
    After one ring, her cheerful voice flows out of the speakers. “Hello?”
    “Hey. So, I ran into an issue.”
    “Oh, no. What happened?” she asks, concerned.
    I explain the day’s events to her, leaving out the parts that include Tyler. This mess with Scott has us all stressed out. She doesn’t need to worry because I’m dealing with yet another man who wants more than I’ll give.
    I try to present the hiccup like it’s for the best. “So, I’m going to get a motel and finish this up in the morning, and then I’ll head home. It’s probably a good thing. I’m so tired anyway. This whole situation is exhausting.” As I share my plans, I pull out of the parking spot and head down the street in the direction of the library. I’ll stop in there