I Won $1 Billion and Ditched the Deadbeats novel · Chapter 16 of 24
Chapter 16: Lana's Mother
Lana's mother lived in a yellow house in Kettering with a porch swing and a doormat that said, "Wipe Your Paws."
I stood on that mat Saturday evening holding a bakery box and a bunch of grocery-store tulips.
I had wanted to bring something bigger, and Lana had stopped me at the car.
"If you walk in with a fruit basket the size of a toddler, my mother will charge you rent," she said.
"I bought tulips."
"Good. She likes tulips. She does not like surprises."
The door opened before I could knock.
Her mother was a small woman in an apron, with Lana's freckles and Lana's way of looking at me.
"You're the one with the ticket," she said.
"Yes, ma'am."
"Take your boots off. You're taller than the pictures."
"What pictures?"
"The ones on the news. You looked tired."
"I was."
"You look better now. Come eat."
The kitchen was warm and loud and smelled like onions.
A man a few years younger than Lana sat at the table with a beer, wearing a mechanic's shirt with a name patch.
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