Chapter 101

           OntheridehomeFelipeasked,"Hassheboughtahouseyet?"

           "Notyet.Butshesaysshe’slooking."

           "It’sbeenoveramonthalreadysinceyougaveherthemoney,hasn’tit?"

           "Yeah,buttheplaceshewanted,itwasn’tforsale…"

           "Becareful,darling,"Felipesaid."Don’tletthisdragouttoolong.Don’tletthissituationgetallBalineseonyou."

           "Whatdoesthatmean?"

           "I’mnottryingtointerfereinyourbusiness,butI’velivedinthiscountryforfiveyearsandIknowhowthingsare.Storiescangetcomplicatedaroundhere.Sometimesit’shardtogettothetruthofwhat’sactuallyhappening."

           "Whatareyoutryingtosay,Felipe?"Iasked,andwhenhedidn’tanswerimmediately,Iquotedtohimoneofhisownsignaturelines:"Ifyoutellmeslowly,Icanunderstandquickly."

           "WhatI’mtryingtosay,Liz,isthatyourfriendshaveraisedanawfullotofmoneyforthiswoman,andrightnowit’sallsittinginWayan’sbankaccount.Makesuresheactuallybuysahousewithit."