My stomach turned cold.
“How do you think I remember it?”
“As a loan.”
“It was a loan.”
Daniel was quiet.
“Rebecca thought it was a gift.”
I closed my eyes.
Eighty-five thousand dollars.
The amount I had transferred after selling my Oak Park apartment.
Daniel had said they would repay me when their finances improved.
At least, that was what I remembered.
“Daniel, you told me—”
“I know what I said.”
“Then what are we discussing?”
“There was paperwork.”
“What paperwork?”
“I don’t want to do this on the phone.”
The apartment suddenly felt too quiet.
“Daniel.”
“We’ll talk Sunday.”
“Were there documents I signed?”
“Yes.”
I stood.
“What documents?”
“I need to look at them.”
He sounded genuinely uncertain now.
That frightened me more than defensiveness would have.
