Chapter 23: It's Not Enough

• “Catherine, you have to think about this,” Melanie said. “That’s a lot of money for us, but it means very little to Sean’s family. They can buy anything they want—no matter the price. It would be better to get them something with deep meaning.”
• “You know, I think that’s true,” she said, hiding a smile. “I guess I can just write them all poems or something like that.”
• She bit her lip to keep from laughing at the identical horrified expressions that flashed across her aunt and cousin’s faces. Their foreheads wrinkled, and their mouths gaped open.