Chapter 12
Reine had never ridden in a Mercedes. She found herself remembering the Honda minivan her husband had bought new when she’d found out she was pregnant with Eva. It had been a big spend, and the financing had been a stretch.
“You’re pretty quiet back there, Reine. Everything okay?” said Suzanne, who Reine realized was the best friend she’d ever had.
“Was just thinking of the house Vern and I bought. It was a small older home on a quiet street, and it had a yard that Vern fenced in with grass, which he mowed every day off. I had flowers planted in the front garden. We weren’t rich, but we had everything, furniture, and our cupboards were full. We were even talking about getting a dog before Eva was born, but then we argued over who would train the puppy when he was on shift. We
