Bruce
A few days later, I was discharged from the hospital. Everything still hurt, but I kept it hidden. I grit my teeth and took it like a man, as everyone would say, even though half the time I just wanted to crawl back into bed and stay hidden.
Don Maloney, as well, wasn’t a great help, at least not once Esmeralda woke up that evening. He had actually played with her a little, enough that she called him "Uncle Malonye," which sounded very close to "baloney." Of course, the Don had laughed it off and waved at her as he left, but none of it convinced me that the whole situation wasn’t tricky.
"What do we do?" Barry asked once I got back home and settled into my office.
I folded my arms across my chest. I already had a clear picture of what William was like.
"He’s going to try to f
