Kate turned from the sink, dried her hands on a towel. “I recognize you from the story last winter,” she said. “You were on television several times.” Then she dimpled up. “And yes, I’ve a tendency to be impulsive with people.”
Mac smiled back. “This is a boarding house?” he said as he looked around.
Kate nodded, pulled up a chair at the table. “When Dad died, Mom used the insurance money and their savings to buy this place. She wanted me to grow up close to the university—she thinks education is important.”
“And Tim Brandt lived here?”
“Last year, then this summer for summer school. Then he moved out two weeks ago without any notice. Mom was pretty mad at him.”
“What’s he like?”
Kate hopped up, looked in the refrigerator. “You want some iced tea?” He nodded, and she pulled out the p
