Chapter 31
AFTER SPENDING TWO-HUNDRED bucks on a car seat, I was reminded that children were not cheap. Billy was worth it, though, and that’s why I bought one of the sturdier models.
As I stepped out of the store and back toward Raina and her sister-in-law, I noticed both of them staring at me with silly grins on their faces.
“What’s so funny?” I asked.
“Nothing,” they both said in unison and then looked away.
I walked around the car, to Raina’s side, and put the box down on the asphalt. “Will this work?”
She opened up the door and stood up slowly. “Yes. You didn’t have to get him that model. I know how much those ones cost,” she said, frowning.
“You can’t put a value on that little guy’s life,” I said. “He’s worth it.”
“I know he is but we have another one in my garage,” she said
