Tideglass's revised plan arrived the following Monday. It included a taller seawall and a promise to keep the road open during construction. It did not include access to the boatyard after the sale.
The town scheduled a final hearing for the end of the month.
Colin came to the yard with a new offer. He called it a "community-minded alternative." Tideglass would lease the repair slips to Hart Marine for eighteen months after closing. Willa would receive a management position during the transition. The company would cover the bank loan in full, including the debt she had personally guaranteed.
It was a good offer.
That was the problem.
If we rejected it, the bank could move against the yard. If we accepted it, our employees would keep working for a while, and Willa would be free of the
