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conference.”
    Trevor shrugged his shoulders as he turned and stared questionably at his mother.
    â€œI answered the phone when she called,” she tried to explain, “and I guess it just slipped my mind. I’m sorry that—”
    â€œSorry again?”
    Annoyed by Alex’s mocking, June got up from the table and marched out of the morning room, a small glass enclosed patio off from the kitchen. “Trevor, I’ll be right back. Be ready!”
    Trevor turned immediately to Alex and jokingly asked, “Dad, what’s wrong? Did she wake up in diva mode?”
    Alex laughed. “For the past few weeks she hasn’t been able to turn it off.” He got up from the table, put his suit jacket on, then walked over and stood behind Trevor. “So why did your teacher need to schedule a parent-teacher conference? And how come I’m the last one to find out about it?”
    Trevor turned completely around in the chair before answering, “I don’t know. This is my first time hearing anything about it. For real.”
    â€œI believe you,” Alex said. “I’ve got a meeting this morning that I can’t reschedule, so I’m going to have to miss the conference. But I’ll pick you up after school and we’ll come on home and do a little ice fishing. How does that sound?”
    â€œSounds good to me.” Trevor got up and followed Alex through the kitchen and down the long hallway that led to the garage entrance.
    â€œTrevor, I want you to do something for me today,” Alex said.
    â€œWhat, Dad?”
    â€œI want you to keep an eye on your mother.”
    â€œIs she sick?”
    â€œI don’t think so, but she’s not her usual self.”
    â€œIs she ever?”
    â€œWatch it,” Alex scolded Trevor. “You know, you’re really getting to be a little smart ass.”
    â€œI was just teasing, Dad. Chill.”
    â€œTrevor, are you ready?” June yelled as she came down the stairway.
    â€œYes, ma’am!”
    â€œDo you have on your coat and gloves?”
    â€œI’m putting them on now,” he replied and took his Minnesota Vikings coat off the rack next to the door.
    Alex pressed the intercom button next to the door and told Mrs. Freda, their housekeeper, to let Willie and Joe know they didn’t have to drive Trevor to school or pick him up. He turned to Trevor and reminded him of his favor. “Don’t forget what I told you.” Alex took his black leather, three-quarter-length jacket off the rackand put it on over the charcoal Teres McClen suit tailor-made for his long, slender, yet muscular, frame. He ran his finger inside the snap-collar of the gray cotton shirt to loosen it a bit. “Keep an eye on her.” He opened the door to the garage.
    Trevor picked up his backpack and followed Alex into the garage. “Dad.” Trevor walked over to Alex, who was unlocking the door of his black Cadillac Escalade. “What time are you going—?”
    â€œGet in the car, Trevor!” June walked into the garage. She put on a black leather coat over her royal blue knit tube dress. She pressed a button on her keychain to unlock the doors of the silver Mercedes S500 sedan. “Alex, I’ll be there as soon as I can.”
    Alex acknowledged her with an insipid nod. He turned to Trevor and answered, “I’ll pick you up around three.” He reached inside the Escalade and activated the garage door opener.
    June had already started the car and was looking in the rearview mirror when Trevor got in and buckled his seatbelt. As soon as the garage door cleared, she backed out. Mr. Jake, one of the estate and house’s five caretakers, had already plowed the snow out of the half-mile long, winding driveway. Two of the caretakers, Willie and Joe, handled security at the estate and doubled as June and Trevor’s personal bodyguards. Freda and Carla took care of the