An Unwanted Guest

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My sister was over visiting earlier, and we were in the kitchen making lunch when there was a pounding at my door. Sometimes the mailman bangs on the door like that, so I opened it even though I wasn't expecting anything or anyone, and usually I won't answer the door if I don't know who it is. I was greeted with a big bearded man who was looking for my boyfriend. It was some cousin he has never met. I've been warned about this guy from my boyfriend's older sister, who has been going to court for the last year fighting him over their grandma's estate. The grandma died back in the '90s, and the estate was supposed to be divided up between her four sons, but instead one of them somehow took control of it. Anyway the cousin at my door is trying to get it divided up between everyone equally, or so he claims. Since my boyfriend's adopted dad died 20 years ago, his quarter of the estate is to be divided among his children. The cousin claims that my boyfriend's sister is trying to keep it all secret so that she and her husband will get a bigger cut. But that's the same thing they say about the cousin, so who knows. Anyway I don't know this guy and I wasn't happy that he found us. He was wanting my boyfriend's phone number and I said I didn't think he'd like me giving it out. Then the guy started talking like my boyfriend has an inheritance coming and he just wants to make sure he actually gets it. I was torn on what to do so I finally just gave him my boyfriend's number and said he gets off work after 5. The cousin acted like he didn't want to get him in trouble by calling him at work so he would wait to call once he got off. I texted my boyfriend to let him know what was going on and when he got back to me he said the cousin showed up at his workplace right after he had been over here, and told him the same stuff he told me. But I like that! Acting like he didn't want to call while he was at work and get him in trouble and then just showing up there in person! My boyfriend says he thinks the cousin already had his phone number and was just checking to see if it was the right one. Something about that man seemed shady, but it could be because I've already heard a bunch of bad stuff about him. My boyfriend's sister says bad stuff about other relatives who are good people, though, so I could be off in my judgement. Anyway, so my boyfriend might have an inheritance coming his way. But he says he's not holding his breath. He doesn't care about the grandma's estate and wishes he hadn't been dragged into this mess. But hey, if he gets something from it, cool; if not, he's no worse off than he is now. I just hope that cousin doesn't keep coming around bugging us. Next time I won't answer the door.