Chapter 26
THE NEXT DAY was a quiet one, and Brody and Brian were grateful for the solitude. The day after that, Brody was still on leave, but Brian had to go back to work. Brian found time to talk to Brody a couple of times during the day, and was assured that everything was under control. He got home from work, parked his car in the garage, and entered the house in search of Brody. He found him in his grandfather’s den, sitting at the desk, with tears on his cheeks.
“What the matter, babe?” he said.
“I’ve been going through Pop’s papers,” Brody said. “Dad is the Executor of his estate, and he’ll handle all the legal stuff, so I decided to go through these files and see if I needed to take care of anything.”
“So what’s gotten you so upset?”
“I’m not really upset,” Brody said, “but I
