So when we were brought into her care, Bea changed our names to sound like single letters. As Dee, I'd done cons as Darlene, Della, and Dominique. My younger sister, Elle, could do cons as Linda, Laurie, or LuAnn. And my older brother Jay could call himself John, Jason, or Jeff. No, we weren't your typical family.
I handed in the form and was given the huge stuffed animal. Relief washed over me when I finally got it to my car and drove off to see Bea. One more illegal act of forgery and Carl would be safe. Then I could stop this conning and go back to New York.
As I drove, I took a peek at the panda. The doll was pretty nice-I wished I'd had something like that when I was a kid. Maybe when this was over, Bea would let me keep it. If there was anything left of it, that is. You never knew with her.