GS-The turkey was still warm when he said it. I had not returned home…

placed it.

“Sit down,” I said.

He glanced at the chair nearest him.

“Here?”

“Any chair you want.”

We ate dinner beneath the warm pendant lights.

Grace told stories about our early prototypes. Mom asked questions about the hospitals. Dad listened more than he spoke.

When he did speak, he addressed me directly.

After dessert, Lily’s framed napkin drawing caught continue reading …