Chapter 23
Aunt Dani looked pretty in her dress. Billie didn’t think she’d ever seen Aunt Dani in anything but her jeans, boots, and black leather jacket. She was busy talking to Uncle Andy about the horrible traffic around North Carolina because of an accident, but Billie didn’t much care. She was holding onto her aunt’s wrist, trying to drag her up the stairs to show off her new bedroom.
Uncle Andy and Uncle Scooter had spent about a week redecorating it just the way Billie wanted, while she slept in the guest room across the hall. It had finally been finished just two days ago, and she was eager to show it off.
Uncle Andy had built a whole bunk bed like a spaceship, complete with control panels. Uncle Jason had come in and painted several pretend-windows that looked over planets and
