Chapter 9
FACED WITH THE ENTIRE contingent of Campbells, Trey wondered if he could get them all to list off name, rank, and serial number. It might make them easier to remember. Miranda, the doctor, and Mitch, the architect, belonged to Sandy’s eldest brother, Pete, and his wife Liz. Reed, who owned the local bookstore, and his sister Ava, the prodigal Campbell whose return they were celebrating, belonged to middle brother, Jimmy, and his wife Anita. Then there were Cam and Norah, and Reed’s fiancée, Cecily Dixon. And Helen, the matriarch. There was definitely no forgetting Helen. Trey wasn’t sure if he should be more scared of potential interrogation or of being lured in by her charm. She had it in spades.
In the wake of dinner—a most excellent pot roast—they’d retreated to the living r
