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Оглавление“Hey, Mom,” Nick said when his mother let him into her apartment late Friday afternoon.
At five feet three, she was short enough that he had to bend down to kiss her cheek.
He nodded to his sister, Jamie, who was two years older than him and sitting on the couch, idly thumbing through a magazine. “Didn’t expect to see you here.”
She shrugged. “When Mom says to show up, I do.”
They’d both been divorced twice, and were as tight as a mother and daughter could be.
Nick narrowed his eyes at his mother. “What’s this about?”
“Does there have to be a reason for me to want the company of both my son and my daughter?” she asked. “I’ve missed you, Nick. It’s been too long.”
“Since the last time you asked for money.” She’d never been shy about asking him for a loan. Since his father had left him the insurance policy, the requests had only increased.
