Chapter 15
Jesse normally enjoyed his visits to the Art Institute, but it was difficult to get into the spirit of the place as he followed Emma and Gideon from room to room. Emma had insisted on buying the Institute’s guidebook, and she dutifully flipped through it as they moved from exhibit to exhibit. Gideon, of course, couldn’t resist the chance to show off, and he regaled her with little known facts about the artists that would have never been mentioned in the publication.
Jesse listened to it all with half an ear. He was torn between thinking about the purpose for the excursion, and thinking about how much Emma seemed to enjoy the museum. She was wearing a genuine smile, and when a work really caught her attention, her eyes lit up. Those moments made the entire errand seem much more
