sat on the sofa.
“What happens now?”
Nobody had a quick answer.
Which, strangely, reassured me.
Quick answers had caused enough trouble.
Inez joined us an hour later with legal forms.
Dad and Mom revoked the financial power of attorney.
Derek signed an acknowledgment agreeing to repay the disputed household funds based on an accounting Inez would prepare.
Nobody mentioned lawsuits.
Nobody asked for punishment.
There were records.
There would be repayment.
There would also be boundaries.
That afternoon, Derek and Veronica moved their things out of the main bedroom.
