CHAPTER 10
The next day, at noon, a knock sounded on the apartment door.
Michael went to let in his foster mother while Sheridan put the finishing touches on the dinner.
She had made the traditional meal: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, salad and cranberry sauce along with homemade dinner rolls. The apartment had a lovely aroma, which since neither of them had eaten that day, proved torturous.
Michael ushered his guest into the kitchen.
Sheridan ladled gravy into a small silver pitcher, washed her hands, and turned to meet Molly.
Michael's foster mother turned out to be a short and rather thickset woman, with curly steel-gray hair and a friendly face wreathed in smile lines. She had to be nearly seventy and looked for all the world like a charming Irish grandmother.
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