Chapter 42

“Nothing, it’s just…” Shane stopped at the bottom of the stairs, running his hand up and down the polished wood railing. “It’s a house. It’s a big responsibility. A mortgage.”

Screwing up her nose, Stella looked at Lucky. “Why would he get a mortgage and not pay cash?”

“I have no idea. Why wouldyou get a mortgage? And please, please don’t tell me it’s because you don’t want to use the money.”

“I wouldn’t. I just…that’s what I think of when I think of owning a house. That’s what normal people do. Except there’s nothing normal about this, is there? I mean, here I am, talking with my best friends in the world, who just happen to be millionaire ghosts, debating the merits of real estate.”

“Technically, you’re the millionaire,” Stella said.

“Right.” Shane shook his head. “Which still feels weird. Except…not, because it’s you guys, and thisisnormal.”