June 19th, 1994 –
Janet stepped out of the bathroom and back into the bedroom where Neil was lying in bed, writing in his medical diary with Barney by his side. She wrapped a towel around her hair and sat at her dressing table. In the mirror, she saw him watching her. “Good morning. Did I wake you?”
“No, I was awake.” He set the diary down on the night table beside him. “Well, it"s Nate"s big day. I hope he doesn"t try and over reach himself on the mound.”
“He"ll be fine. You worry more than he does.”
“Maybe, but I know him. When he gets hyped, he tries to throw the ball harder than he should and then he gets in trouble.”
“Do me a favor? Keep that to yourself.” She unraveled the towel around her hair and started combing the snarls out. She looked in the mirror and saw fine wrinkles ar
