“The reading of the will is tomorrow, Trip. I suppose we’ll figure things out then. Today is Granny’s day, though. Time to remember her, lay her to rest, send her on her way.”
I nodded, eyes tearing up for what I was certain wouldn’t be the last time that day. “But which way do you think she’ll be headed?”
Pearl didn’t answer. I was sure it was a thought she’d already had. Granny certainly was righteous, in her own way, but just as equally, well, I don’t want to say evil, per se, but cantankerous would be too nice a word. Hopefully, with all the money she’d donated to the church throughout the years, she’d bought her way through to whatever place she was on her way to. Again, I turned to Pearl. “You think Gabriel takes bribes?”
She smiled, her hand held up to caress my cheek. “Let’s hop
