My Brother’s Boss Called During Thanksgiving Dinner

Not the number. Not the deal. But I tried to talk about work.”

“You always said it was going well,” Mom said.

“Because when I said more, people changed the subject.”

That landed badly.

Good.

Darren laughed once, but there was no humor in it. “So what, you just let us look stupid?”

“No. You handled that part.”

Bridget made a choking sound into her napkin.continue reading …