The Year Everything Changed
“Patty stood her ground. Lucy glared at her. Patty didn’t flinch.
Lucy cut the caller short by promising a return phone call the next morning. “Well—what is it?” she asked Patty.
“There’s a Ginger Reynolds on line three.”
Lucy came forward in her chair. “Well, I’ll be damned.”
“I told her you would call her back, but she said she didn’t mind waiting. I thought you might want to make an exception for her.”
“You’re right. Thanks.” Lucy picked up the phone again and switched to line three. “This is... Lucy Hargreaves. What can I do for you, Ms. Reynolds?”
“I want to see Jessie Reed. Can you arrange it?”
There was no mistaking the thread of hostility in Ginger’s voice. “Would you mind telling me what this concerns?”
“Yes, I would.”
“There’s something you need to understand about my relationship with your father, Ms. Reynolds. I’m his attorney—but more than that, I’m his friend. As much as I know he would love to see you, I’m not going to let him be harassed by an angry woman who can’t seem to understand that giving a child up for adoption can be an act of love.MoreLess
Lucy cut the caller short by promising a return phone call the next morning. “Well—what is it?” she asked Patty.
“There’s a Ginger Reynolds on line three.”
Lucy came forward in her chair. “Well, I’ll be damned.”
“I told her you would call her back, but she said she didn’t mind waiting. I thought you might want to make an exception for her.”
“You’re right. Thanks.” Lucy picked up the phone again and switched to line three. “This is... Lucy Hargreaves. What can I do for you, Ms. Reynolds?”
“I want to see Jessie Reed. Can you arrange it?”
There was no mistaking the thread of hostility in Ginger’s voice. “Would you mind telling me what this concerns?”
“Yes, I would.”
“There’s something you need to understand about my relationship with your father, Ms. Reynolds. I’m his attorney—but more than that, I’m his friend. As much as I know he would love to see you, I’m not going to let him be harassed by an angry woman who can’t seem to understand that giving a child up for adoption can be an act of love.MoreLess
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