mean enough to fight her. I don’t want to get more lawyers
involved. I don’t want her to have to go to court over this. That
would mean that I care, and I don’t. I just thought it was crazy
that there could be a clause put into something that says I have
to be there at the same time as she is to sign the thing.”
“Well, maybe you don’t have to be in the same room.
Maybe you can be in different rooms. You’re still there at the
same time then.”
“Yeah.” Quinn thought about that option while Danica
looked on hopefully.
Billy just had to ruin that hope by being logical. “I don’t
think the lawyer would go for that. They’d probably think it
was against the will. They’re just there to execute what
Grampy wanted to the letter of the law.”
“Letter of the law?” Danica scoffed. “You’re not a lawyer!
What would you know about letter of the law?”
“I don’t know. I watch lots of court room shows and true
crime. Sorry for living.”
“Okay, okay. Maybe I shouldn’t have called you here,”
Quinn started, wanting to calm her brother and sister down
before they got into an argument over the freaking law.
Neither of them were lawyers. Neither of them knew. Quinn
just needed their support. “First, I don’t want Mom and Dad to
know about this. They’ve never forgiven Dallas for breaking
up with me and leaving the next day. She didn’t say goodbye
to them and that left a foul taste in their mouths for more than
one reason. I don’t want them to know about it. I’ll just call
the lawyer back and say I’ll do it. I can go in and be calm and
composed. It’s all good.”
“I think you should ask about the separate rooms,” Danica