Dead Silence
“He’d wanted to talk to Teddy about Grace before the incident at the pool hall. But it’d seemed a little hypocritical to tell his son he had to spend less time with the woman whose cookies they were all so greedily devouring. She’d also sent home a pan of lasagna and some garlic bread, which his mother had grudgingly passed along. They’d eaten it for dinner. He had to admit it’d felt good to have a homemade meal with his boys that he hadn’t cooked, one without his mother’s presence and the const...ant worry that gnawed at him every time he looked at his father.
“You’re downing that cereal pretty fast,” he said, folding the newspaper he’d been reading and putting it next to his coffee cup. “Where’s the fire?”
“What fire?” Teddy asked, his mouth full.
“It’s a figure of speech. I’m asking why you’re in such a hurry.”
His youngest son paused briefly to glance up at him. “We need to go, don’t we? You have lots to do.”
“Somehow that’s never motivated you to get ready so fast before.”MoreLess
“You’re downing that cereal pretty fast,” he said, folding the newspaper he’d been reading and putting it next to his coffee cup. “Where’s the fire?”
“What fire?” Teddy asked, his mouth full.
“It’s a figure of speech. I’m asking why you’re in such a hurry.”
His youngest son paused briefly to glance up at him. “We need to go, don’t we? You have lots to do.”
“Somehow that’s never motivated you to get ready so fast before.”MoreLess
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