Given how important it was to everyone involved, Martin took Monday off work, and let Todd miss school, so they could all go look at the house. Even Janice came along. As she put it, “I might be retiring when you move, Ellis, but I’m for damned sure going to vet the house to be certain it’s right for all of you.”
Ellis laughed and agreed she should have a say in it. After all, she had pretty much run his day-to-day life for the last few years and was therefore an expert. Even Jive came along, mostly because leaving him behind just didn’t seem fair under the circumstances.
Martin, Todd, and the realtor were already there when Ellis pulled up in front of the house. Jive, of course, instantly gravitated to Todd’s side, prancing around him, ready to play. Todd warned him to behave, much to t
