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Chapter 22 – Thanksgiving Week
Helena and Dylan arrived dressed in their finery. They had no intention of swimming today. Bette and Tina went and got them both a glass of wine and pulled them aside to talk to them. There had been multiple requests to see the house. Bette told Mary and Margaret to go ahead and conduct the tours while they had a moment with Helena and Dylan. They stepped in from the lanai into the study.
Dylan: Is this your study? Oh, how wonderful. I love the dark wood contrasted with the light walls. This is a very serious and calm room.
Helena: Looks a lot like mother’s study.
Bette: So how are things going with her apartment?
Dylan: Excellent. All the demolition has been done, and some work has been done on the elevator system. The need for private elevators has been eliminated pretty much. And all the elevators need to stop on every floor. We are in hopes that all the plumbing rough in and the electrical rough in will be complete by the end of January.
Helena: I don’t think that there will be any units ready for sale before the fall of next year. We are planning to have some fully furnished units and some unfurnished units. We already have some inquiries as to exactly what we plan to do. That is a good sign.
Tina: Well, new construction and renovations of properties in New York City draw attention. And you are building something that is going to be right in the sweet spot for properties in the city.
Bette: And everything on go, in Scotland?
Dylan: Everything is on schedule. But we are about to come into the winter. We will have to see how things go. We do have a framed-in structure and the plumbing is roughed in and the electrical has been a little more challenging. They don’t have as big a demand for major construction as we do here in the states so they don’t have as many companies available for work.
Helena: So, how’s being a professor for you Bette?
Bette: Well, I’ve enjoyed my work so far. I love doing the lectures. I’m reading my first set of undergraduate papers this weekend and I am pleased with what I’ve seen. Everything is working well so far.
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Great solution for helping Suzanne. I also like the various positive ways for her to repay the loan. Maybe 10 years down the road as she repays the loan it gets distributed again. When she has paid it off they can tell her the truth and they all can create an on going scholarship for deserving Yalie with B & T millions!!!!
So, get writing those 10+ years.
Thanks, I love your work!
You do realize that Suzanne’s solution originated with the investigation of Melvin Porter? Its one of the things that I admire about Bette. She absorbs the nuggets of wisdom which appear from various sources. I do like the fact that Bette and Tina want to help Suzanne but do not want Suzanne to be aware of where this help is coming from. And with this solution, neither Angie nor Suzanne will be in a position of being obligated to the other. If for some reason, their friendship sours, Suzanne will keep her support. And if anything should happen that Bette and Tina do not survive until Suzanne finishes her education, the money will still be there to assist her.
I like Suzanne as a friend for Angie… I like that she has red hair and is studious like Angie and perhaps a little more so. Do not look for any romance ever between Angie and Suzanne… that is just not in the cards and it would be a disaster for both of them.
Thank you for reading and commenting… I appreciate you pointing out Suzanne’s solution.