{"id":8093,"date":"2026-10-22T20:48:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalnews25.com\/?p=8093"},"modified":"2026-10-22T20:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:48:56","slug":"my-wife-and-i-spent-the-winter-in-arizona-while-our-son-watched-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalnews25.com\/?p=8093","title":{"rendered":"My Wife And I Spent The Winter In Arizona While Our Son Watched The House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He pushed the storm door open and stared at me, then at Irene. \u201cYou\u2019re Wade\u2019s folks,\u201d he said slowly. \u201cFrom the pictures on the fridge.\u201d I nodded. \u201cAnd you are?\u201d \u201cJesse. Kayla\u2019s brother.\u201d He didn\u2019t move aside, but he didn\u2019t look guilty, either. He looked exhausted. Behind him, the hallway smelled like coffee and baby powder, which made no sense at all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m paying rent here,\u201d Jesse said quickly. \u201cSix-fifty a month. 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