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

his attention on the bookshelf.

He studied the smiling robot.

“She designed that?”

“She did.”

“Good concept.”

“She’ll be glad you approve.”

He looked at me, unsure whether I was teasing.

I smiled slightly.

The tension eased, but it did not disappear completely.

That was all right.

Healing did not need to look effortless to be real.

Near midnight, snow began falling continue reading …