CHAPTER 19
Reno, Nevada:Billy Crawford’s sister, Rose, was thrilled to have her brother home again, if only for vacation. Her soft fleshy frame squeezed into her best housedress, she gushed to him how she remembered to stock up on his favorite snacks – pigs knuckles, beer, greasy sausages, and some local strong-smelling cheeses. Always careless of her looks, she brushed back unruly copper-colored hair, noticing her hands, rough, red, pudgy, and was embarrassed her nail polish was so badly chipped; she’d meant to repair it before he arrived, but had merely forgotten. Billy, however, looked handsome as ever. She wondered if she’d changed much; she didn’t think so. She was puzzled, though; he’d given her such an odd look at dinner. Hmm, she wondered, didn’t champagne go with stuffed ca
