I have not been back in a while.” Asher nodded but said nothing. It was just as well he’d left home. It was that or he’d have to murder one of his brothers for not letting him be himself…which to say was his stubborn self. “The house should be completed by now.” “I should hope so.” They’d hired a crew to come to the house nearly a year ago to upgrade the entire thing. Electric and plumbing had been put in years ago, but it needed to be made safe. Plus it needed to be painted and new carpets put in. They had even decided to have new windows put in just as an extra measure, with a new furnace and air conditioner as well. “Do you think that the mess is cleared away by now? Elam said the last time he was here, which was a couple of months ago, that the big dumpsters were full and they’d been putting the trash near it until one could be replaced. They said that would be another month.” “The weather.” Asher nodded. The weather was always a factor in getting to the house.
