Year After Henry (2014)
“She opened the door and went on in. To hell with privacy. She’d given him far too much space, as he called it, and look what he’d done with it. Chad was lying on his back, sheet up to his waist, one arm shading the light of day from his eyes. He lifted his arm and looked at her, his eyes still swollen from sleeping hard and heavy. There were days Jeanie had to knock ten times before the boy even grunted. She grabbed the pillow and pulled it out from under his head.
“Hey!” said Chad. He was ...waking up now and she could see anger in his eyes. He reached for his pillow, but Jeanie put it behind her back. “What the hell’s up with you?”
“I just cooked a great breakfast,” said Jeanie. “It’s the kind you used to love, before your father died. I want you at the kitchen table in ten minutes, Chad. We’re going to sit down and eat as if we’re still actually a family, because we are.” She threw the pillow onto the end of his bed.MoreLess
“Hey!” said Chad. He was ...waking up now and she could see anger in his eyes. He reached for his pillow, but Jeanie put it behind her back. “What the hell’s up with you?”
“I just cooked a great breakfast,” said Jeanie. “It’s the kind you used to love, before your father died. I want you at the kitchen table in ten minutes, Chad. We’re going to sit down and eat as if we’re still actually a family, because we are.” She threw the pillow onto the end of his bed.MoreLess
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