The Cost of Free Barbecue and the Family Secrets Left Behind
“But she isn’t driving away in that car until we settle this.”
“Settle what?” Juliette demanded.
“You stole my keys. That is theft. I can call the police.”
“Go ahead,” I said.
“Tell them your daughter-in-law won’t let you leave your free vacation.”
Sarah leaned against the wall, crossing her arms over her chest.
She looked exhausted, but there was a faint, bitter smile on her face.
“She won’t call the cops, Annie,” Sarah said.
“The last thing she wants is a police report with her name on it right now.”
Juliette glared at her daughter, but she didn’t deny it.
“What do you want, Annie?” Juliette asked, her voice dropping into a low hiss.
“I want you to pay for what you took,” I said.
“I don’t owe you anything,” she said.
“You invited us here.”
“I invited you for a weekend visit seven years ago,” I said.
“Since then, you have treated this place like your personal resort.”
I stepped back, away from the door, forcing them to look at me in the wider space of the kitchen entry.