Chapter 67

The next day, I decided that if I was going to change what was happening in the lives of my husband and me, especially with our current financial situation being a major problem, then I had to travel to Kansas to meet an old friend who was going to help me and Vince out.

“I have to make this trip,” I informed Vince when I woke up the next morning.

Vince was skeptical about it, but through his eyes, I could see that he trusted what I was doing. “I just want you to be safe, Laura. I don’t want anything bad to happen to you.”

“Don’t worry, honey. It’ll only take a couple of days. I’ll be back before you know it.”

“Are you sure you can do this? You know, you’ve got the baby and all.”

“That’s what I have my mother for,” I smiled. “She’ll watch her for the next two days. I’ll be okay, Vince.”

“Alright,” he sighed. “If you say so. What’s in Kansas, anyway?”

“Oh, some things I need to pick up, but they’re only available in a very remote part of the