Page 64 of Big Island Sunset
“Can we ditch the geese?” Piper asked. “I am so tired of those geese.”
“And no more turkeys,” Paige added.
“We ate all the turkeys.”
“No, Madame Pomfrey is still out with the sheep.”
“I forgot about her!”
“That’s because you never feed the sheep,” Paige said crossly.
“That’s your job.”
“It wasn’t supposed to be! We were supposed to share that one.”
“You’re selling our house?” Cody asked, his voice low and quiet.
“I think that’s for the best,” Tara confirmed. “It will give me room to breathe financially. As it is, we’re one bad month away from financial ruin.”
“So it’s all about money?”
“No,” she said, surprised. “It’s about wanting to spend more time with Liam, more time with—“
“Why doesn’t Liam sellhishouse?” Cody growled.
“His place is way bigger,” Piper said.
“He has horses,” Paige added.
“Duh.” Piper rolled her eyes at her brother.
“This is our home!” Cody’s chair scraped the floor as he stood.
“It’s been a good home,” Tara said, trying to soothe him, “but—“
“Jun’s about to have a baby!” His voice rose in panic. “I thought that we could take things slow, because she’d be right next door and I’d be here to help. What am I supposed to do if you sell our home?”
“It would give me more time to help with the baby too,” Tara said, but he wasn’t listening.
“Where am I supposed to live?”
“You could live with us at the ranch.”
“Do we even get a say in this? Did you sell it already without even telling us?”
“It’s not even on the market yet. It will take time to make this happen, but… Cody, I really think it’s for the best.”
He turned and stalked towards the door.
“Where are you going?”
“I’m spending the night at Dad’s house. Maybe that’s where I live now. Maybethat’sfor the best.”
He slammed the door behind him, and Tara’s heart sank.
He was trying so hard to be grown, but he was still such a child.
“Is he really going to live at Dad’s house?” Paige asked.
