Chapter 68: Underhanded Tricks
OLLIE
"Hello, my darling boy," Grandma Silvia's warm voice came through the phone making me smile.
"How are you doing? Your daddy told me that you enjoyed your sleepover with Riley."
"Yeah! I did, he's really nice. We played with my trucks and built a fort and watched movies and everything."
"That sounds wonderful, sweetheart. Did you have fun?"
"Uh-huh. I really liked having Riley here. But his mama came and took him home too soon, and now I want him to come back."
I heard Grandma make a soft sound, like she was thinking about something, important. She hummed for a moment before she asked again.
"You really like this Riley, don't you? You like having him around, someone to be with and he's your age mate isn't he?"
"Yes he is, and I really do like h
