“What did she say to that?”

“She’s thinking about it. “

“You know Tina and I do an arts project at the center to get the kids interested in the arts. I’ve seen some budding talent come from that. Maybe we can get Shane involved in something like that for starters. They have a professional photographer that volunteers at the center. He can work with her to assess her skill and then see where we go from there. As a matter fact one of the things that I want to do at the gallery is to showcase amateur art. I’ve already gotten a few galleries interested in doing something similar and we’ve been successful in getting the kids motivated to do more when they see their work on display.”

“Bette that sounds like a really good idea. I’ll talk to her on Saturday. If she’s agreeable we can talk more about it on the ride home on Sunday.”

“That sounds good. What about your living arrangements have you made a decision about that?”

“We talked about it but she couldn’t live with some of my basic house rules. However we’ve come to an agreement that I think will work well for both of us. I’m going to rent Jenny’s studio which will help Shane to afford the mortgage. Apparently the house is not Jenny’s to sell. It belongs to her ex-boyfriend Tim something.”

“Tim Haspel. He was a good friend. He moved back to Ohio after he and Jenny broke up.”

“Right, so he doesn’t want to sell but he did offer that if Shane can afford to continue to pay at least 75% he will pick up the other 25% and let her stay. My renting the studio will help her to do that and it gives me a great work space. I also decided I do want to buy Tina’s condo. It makes sense because of the proximity to both CU and the studio. I take it you will be selling your house eventually too right?”

“Probably not for another year but yes we will likely sell. Tina will be happy about your decision. She was holding off putting the condo on the market to give you and Shane time to figure things out.”