Chapter 24“How can you know what plans I’ve got up my sleeves when I don’t have a thing up my sleeves besides my arms?” Christine snorts. “You know where I saw my daddy this morning? Blue Tree Realty office, is where. I was driving back from dropping Brittney off and got stopped at the light right by that big picture window. Looked in, and there’s my daddy talking with Pat Teague. I decided I better go see what was going on, and what was going on was my daddy arranging to see this house.” “Well, what do you know?” Angie says under her breath, and then, louder, “Guess he’s getting tired of living with his mama.” “How long before he gets tired of living with you?” Christine asks with a sneer. She stands up and suddenly seems to tower over them. Emma wouldn’t be surprised if Christine sudd

