Chapter Four
Extended
Stay
It had been
a long day of fruitless meetings with real estate agents while Alex worked on
the pool filter and painted the fence, insisting Rosalie only help for short
intervals after she’d hydrated to Alex’s satisfaction. Before Alex left,
Rosalie reminded her about the doorbell and asked if Alex could do a general
safety inspection of the property the next day. It seemed like something she
should do, given that she was planning to call the insurance company to see if
filling the pool would be worth the expense and maintenance.
Shelley came
over an hour after Alex left. They were eating pizza in Rosalie’s room and
talking about the latest Beyoncé album when Shelley tilted her head and
frowned. She lifted her finger from her ginger ale can to quiet R
