Chapter 26
A couple of days later . . .
Ronnie got up early and was sipping on his coffee at the dining room table when Florence came in dressed and ready for the new day.
“My, you’re up early,” he said.
“Yeah, I couldn’t sleep. With Robbie in Corpus and you guys so busy these days, I thought I’d go down to the river to see if I could catch a fish or two. I’m fish hungry.”
“Catch a big one for me. I’ll be back in a day or so and I’ll expect to see it hanging in the smokehouse when I get back here. I’m meeting Sean at Dad’s.”
Ronnie swigged down the last of his coffee and grabbed Brooke around the waist with one arm as he slipped his cup into the soapy dishwater in the sink with the other. He gave her a squeeze and a nibble on the neck.
“You be careful,” she said and turned to give h
