Chapter 13
“Hey,” Jackie greeted her early Tuesday morning.
“Hi.” Marie gave her a giant smile.
“How did your weekend go?”
“It was wonderful! You should see their house! It overlooks the river and all the traffic on the parkway, but it’s on a hill with lots of trees and shrubbery, so you don’t get all the noise.”
“Wow. Where is it?”
“Up on the Hudson, almost into Yonkers.”
“Isn’t that an expensive neighborhood?”
“It sure is. The house looks like a castle. There are seven bedrooms. There used to be eight, but the seventh has been turned into a dressing room for the master bedroom. There’s also an office and a music room with a small grand piano. There’s an entertainment room, too, with a brick patio. Beyond the dining room and the kitchen, there are two small bedrooms with a parlor
