David and Danielle were buried in the town cemetery. David’s brother decided to have a graveside funeral. Dalton received so much comfort food from the community that he invited everyone to his house for lunch after the service.
Jodi approached Dalton in the kitchen. “Hi,” she greeted.
“Hi,” he said back. The poor man was still in shock.
“I’m sorry about your brother.”
“Thank you.”
“You know, they were friends of Jackie and me.”
“I do. David told me that he and Danielle had become good friends with the famous Garvey twins.”
Jodi flinched at the comment.
Regret fell on Dalton’s face. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it like that. Hell, I don’t care what these old crows say about you two. David and Danielle were fond of you and that’s all I need to know.”
Jodi smiled. “Do you need help cleaning their house out?”
Dalton gave her a faint smile. “No, Jodi. I’m not going to touch that house
