mean you owe them access to your life.”
A year later, he agreed to meet her at a park.
Eleanor arrived with a walker.
She cried when she saw him but didn’t force a hug.
Tommy sat across from her.
“If we’re going to talk, never tell me again that one person is better because of inheritance or a family name.”
“Never,” she promised.
They talked for twenty minutes.
Back in the car, Tommy said, “I don’t know if I want to see her regularly. But I’m glad I said
