Chapter Thirteen
“Now, Miss Ethel,” Chad chimed in and slid an arm around the old woman’s shoulders. “After going through a massive hangover and getting conned into playing Satan’s demon card game, and then having to face her parents tomorrow…do you mean to tell me Jess still has to do garden work?”
“Yep,” Ethel said with absolutely no qualms.
Chad looked at Jessica and shrugged his shoulders as if to say, “Sorry, I tried.”
“Now, hurry along,” Grandma Ethel said, shrugged Chad’s arm from around her shoulders, and made a shooing gesture at her granddaughter. “The longer you take to get started, the longer it’ll take for you to finish. And time is of the essence.”
She sighed and headed for the stairs.
“Well, at least let me help her,” Chad offered.
Jessica halted and looked back towar
