Chapter One Hundred Thirty Eight

Katie placed the phone on the table and put her head in her hands while the phone continued to utter the woman's arguments along with a mixture of profanities that should have not reached Lina's ears. Lina shrugged them off when Drake eyed her. "Katie, are you even listening to me?"

"Yes, Samantha although I can't echo some of the words you've used. I'm not even sure I understand all of them," she replied.

"What a delightful lady?" Martha spoke, focusing on her plate as though she had been thinking out loud. The rest of those at the table knew otherwise…

"Katie, was that the queen I just heard? Am I in speaker?" Samantha asked, her voice low this time.

"You asked me to put it in speaker once I reached Katie so that you could give her a 'piece of your mind,'" Sandra chipped in.