Amanda reached over, clicked out of the screen in front of her, and stood up. As she passed Paul she lightly took his hand and guided him to his feet.
“It’s O.K.,” she said softly. “It’s all O.K. Like I said, there’s something else I have to tell you about, about Ithaca, about when I left, but it can wait.”
She turned to the two young women at the door. “First, we have to take our daughters to the game tonight at Fenway Park. Some parents our age take their kids for granted but I don’t think we’ll ever do that, will we? And besides,” she added mischievously, “the rookie’s pitching and like you always say, Paul, we’ve got to prioritize.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Greg Ahlgren is a criminal defense lawyer in Manchester, New Hampshire. He received his B.A. degree from Syracuse University in 1974 and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 1977. He has been a criminal justice professor, a state legislator, and a political activist, and has appeared as a frequent guest on both national and local television and radio shows on true crime and historical issues. His other books include the international thriller The Medici Legacy and, together with Stephen Monier, he co-authored the true crime book Crime of the Century: The Lindbergh Kidnapping Hoax. If you enjoyed this book and wish to peruse other books by the author, or wish to comment on this book, please visit his writing website at GregAhlgren.com. He can be contacted directly at Greg@GregAhlgren.com.