Chapter Ten
Obsession and Compulsion
Tuesday, September 7, 2010, Los Angeles
To say that Grace was becoming anxious would be an understatement. Of course, it bothered her that she’d somehow forgotten she’d told Alan she didn’t want to celebrate her birthday this year. But spouses and partners say a lot of things the other doesn’t hear. She ignored most of the details of Alan’s recounting of his workday, as she was sure he did hers. She cared nothing at all for the intricacies of software engineering, which was just as much import as he gave art history. And she admired the time and diligence he gave to his radio repairs, just as he credited her for the meticulous pains she took over working the clay in her sculpture studio at home. Both activities were stress relievers in their requirem
