She set my laptop on the backseat. “You deserve your last government check. That’s all the cash he had on him. I should send Caleb back next week for the rest.” I stared at the cash, then unrolled it and counted. Eight hundred dollars. Folding them, I aligned the corners and then stuffed them into my jeans pocket. My mouth didn’t know how to move and my brain couldn’t get out of its fog of disbelief. “Don’t worry.” Grace patted my forearm. “Everything’s going to be fine.” She squeezed the bridge of her nose with her fingers. “You need a place. You can stay with me in my room, but you’re going to want privacy. With our abilities, you’ll never feel like you were on your own.” She sat in silence, glaring at the front door then straightened. “I got it! I’ll talk to Sarah first, but I know she’s going to say yes.” “Uh, what’re you talking about?” I sat watching the windows fog, unsure of what to do and scared to think. “We have a pool house in the back.
