But Uncle James, why did you come that way?”

“Oh, I came down to get a glass of water, but then I had to answer the call of nature, so I went to the bathroom first.”

The bathroom and the storage room on the first floor were the same way, so Lewis didn’t think anything of it and went to the kitchen.

James looked upstairs while pouring himself some water. He asked, “Who were you talking to?”

“Oh, it was… it was Debbie.” Lewis intended to say Deb but changed it, considering it sounded a little too intimate.

James’ face fell when he heard that.

“Oh? What did she come down for?” he asked, pretending to look at Lewis casually. Lewis wasn’t buying it.

contempt for his daughter-in-law.

that way.” Lewis pointed to the bathroom

had just come from the bathroom, he added, “Since you were in the bathroom, maybe she had

storage room, all the rooms

his cool when

she say why she

He shook his head

James, what’s wrong? You look

he was overreacting, James forced a

Just curious. You know some things have gone missing in this house

all should

it for a while, and an idea

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