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that wouldn’t stop her from following through on her own
choices. Making her own decisions. Especially where the ring was
concerned. She squared her shoulders.
    “ I’d like the
insurance papers, please.”
    Ann’s eyes
narrowed before she got to her feet and, moving back to the basket,
focused on her pomegranates. “I’ll see if I can dig them
up.”
    “ You’re the
most organized person I know.” Ann knew precisely where those
papers were. “I won’t take them. I’ll make a copy.” When Ann’s lips
tightened, Sammy pointed out, “It was my ring, Ann.”
    Her sister’s
eyes suddenly rimmed with moisture. She inhaled deeply and then let
it out on a sigh. “It all makes me feel so…”
    “ Helpless. I
know.” Sammy joined her sister, held her cool, perfectly manicured
hand. “We can’t bring Mom back but maybe we can find a way to right
that other wrong.”
    Ann considered
the roll of vintner fields unfolding in the distance.
    “ This friend
of yours,” she finally said. “Is he good at what he
does?”
    Detective
work? “I get the feeling Chase is very good.”
    Ann held her
sister’s gaze for a long tense moment before a thin smile kicked up
one side of her mouth and she nodded.
    “ Okay. I’ll
get the papers. And then, young lady,” she bopped Sammy’s nose,
“I’ll fix you some lunch. And Sammy? Try to be nice to Richard. He
really does like you, you know.”
    At that
moment, Rick appeared, edging out onto the veranda. “Hey, Sammy,”
he said with a weak smile tacked on his face as a breeze tugged
through his scanty hair.
    Sammy forced
her own smile while Ann piped up. “We were about to fix
lunch.”
    “ None for
me,” Rick said, thrusting his hands in his pants pockets. “I have
business in town.”
    Ann looked
disappointed. Sammy was too. She’d wanted the chance to quiz Rick.
But if he knew anything, if he was, in fact, responsible for the
theft...what then? Would she actually press charges? She and Ann
weren’t as close now as their mother would have liked, but they
were still sisters. How could Sammy haul her brother-in-law into
court? That would devastate Ann.
    As Rick nodded
goodbye, Sammy spoke up. “I’ll be here a while,” she said. “I’ll
probably still be here when you get back.” She’d make sure of
it.
    After he’d
gone, Ann linked her arm through Sammy’s. “I’ll get those papers
and then we can talk about more pleasant things.”
    Ann found the
insurance papers in her home office. When she left for the kitchen,
Sammy set about copying the multi-page document. She also took it
upon herself to have a sneak peek through some other files. She was
glad that she had.

 
     
     
     
     

Chapter 7
     
    Later that
day, Sammy was ready and waiting outside of her condo when that
familiar black sedan swerved into the curb. After a quick drive to
SoMa, Chase parked in a lot at the corner of 3rd and Mission Rock.
Before sliding out of the car, he grabbed a battered Giants cap off
the dash.
    “ You’ve had
that a while,” Sammy noted as they strolled side by side to the
park.
    Uncertain, he
touched the peak. “You don’t like it?”
    “ It’s great.
It’s just, uh...falling apart. You know the brim’s hanging by
threads.”
    “ It’s also
grubby and classic and fits my head like a glove. I’ve had it since
my first game at the park with Taylor and Leo and our dads.” He
exhaled. “Yeah. Good times.”
    This time when
he tipped the peak, it detached in his hand. Stopping in his
tracks, he stared down at the peak, open-mouthed.
    “ Well, that
sucks.”
    “ It’s okay.
It was time.” She rubbed his back. “Want to give it a proper
burial?”
    He tucked it
into his back pocket. “I’ll get it repaired.”
    Maybe he
would. But Sammy bet he would simply put the cap away with other
memories he might have kept over the years. After today’s find in
her sister’s office, Sammy understood that sentiment better than
ever.
    Inside club
level was carpeted,