Chapter 32: Only Because
Vanessa
I look around the apartment. It suddenly feels like I'm in a strange place.
Grandma Suzy-May continues smirking.
"We're coming with you," she says to me.
Grandpa Delta turns the newspaper page without looking up and says, "He says it's a four bedroom, five bathroom place with a deck. I haven't enough a deck since I was stationed in Pensacola."
Now, I'm somewhere between irritated and shocked. Should I feel this way? I extend the key to him. "You paid for this apartment already."
"I know." He points at the key, "I've paid for this one, too."
"No," I tell him, "I'm taking it. This is California. Do you know how much taxes cost here?"
Brent moves my hand away. "It's yours. You own it. The taxes will come out of a trust."
Grandpa Delta dryly says, "Mr. Halladay has gone through everything with us."
"Where?" Isley asks.
"Beverly Hills," Brent says. "Near me."
"I'm not," I stop, looking at my grandmother.
Grandma Suzy-May gives me a "job well-done look."