Chapter 58
I opened another bottle and set three clean glasses on the counter.
“Who was that on the phone?” Mike said as I handed him his glass.
“The chief. He wanted to know if our power was out. I told him it was for a few minutes until the generator kicked in. He’s coming over to see how that works.”
Ten minutes later, the gate control beeped, which was a signal that the gate had been opened. Shortly after that, I heard or rather felt through the floor the vibrations of three grown men hurrying up the steps to the deck, so I went to open the door for them. The three Bridges entered the room, and I took their coats. Scott, the eldest son, was a younger version of his dad, but Henry Jr. was a different matter. Sarah had told me more than once that he resembled her father, whom I had never met.
“Nice place, George,” Scott said.
“Thanks, we like it. Let me show you around.”