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Dawn out to the street. He didn‘t love his wife at all anymore, but he loved Dawn, and selling the house was the only way for him to get her out of the house and for her to become independent. There was one thing Drew knew as he drove to his brother‘s house: since Dawn and Rebecca couldn‘t get along, they had to be separated.
“We‘re going to Richard‘s house, ok, honey?” said Drew as he focused on the road. “Does he have room for us?”
“Of course he does, honey. He has a guestroom that no one‘s ever used, remember? That room is going to be for you while I sell my house and get another one, and then, Richard is going to let me stay in Ron‘s room while Ron sleeps on the sofa bed, in the living room.”
“Isn‘t the house yours, though?”
“Yes.”
“Why don‘t you just file for legal separation and kick Mom and Dawn out?” “You know, I was so desperate I didn‘t think of that before. We don‘t have to go
anywhere. They‘re the ones that have to go!” Drew made a call to Richard on his hands-free phone.
Richard took the call immediately. “Hello.”
“Becks just gave me an idea. All I have to do is kick that bitch out and her daughter out.” “You know how hard it would be for you to kick them out, even if the house is yours?
You‘d have to take them to court in order to remove them from the house. Let‘s stick to the plan for now.”
“But you only have one room available, and Rebecca and I can‘t sleep in the same
room!”
“I know that, bro. Take it easy. Relax.”
“I don‘t want Ron to sleep in the living room.”
“Then, why don‘t you sleep in the living room?”
“Ok…”
“You know we have to stick to the plan. Your bitch of a wife has lived there with you for over twenty-five years, and you know that she‘s going to concoct some nefarious plan to take the house away from you. You ought to know how evil she is by now.”
“I know. You‘ve always told me, but I was so whipped I refused to listen.” “Well, that‘s not exactly what I was going to say.”
“But it‘s what you meant, Ricky! You know that. You‘ve always thought twice about what to say before saying it, but I know you so well, I know what you‘re thinking. We‘ve got that connection. We‘re identical twins!”
“Right…”
Rebecca sent a text message to Haggai on her phone. She didn‘t want her and Drew‘s arrival to disrupt the Riley home, so she decided to apologize to Haggai for not making it to Anita‘s and ask him for help. The message was short but concise.
SORRY I COULDN‘T GO TO ANITA‘S WITH YOU. DAD AND I NEED A NEW HOUSE.
HELP.