At last, though, that part of it was over. Then there came the mass exodus to the cemetery, the coffin lowered into the ground, Sophia weeping as Eduardo and Genoveva flanked her, clearly ready to hold her up if she should collapse. Watching all this, Cat quiet and moody at his side, Rafe couldn’t help but experience a traitorous sense of relief once the mourners recited the Lord’s Prayer together and the bishop had delivered his final blessing. Only the reception to get through now.
While he hadn’t exactly looked forward to the reception at his mother’s house, at least there he would have a chance to talk to Daniel…or so he hoped. First, though, came the weary standing at the entrance with his sisters and parents, solemnly greeting everyone who came through the door, which took a good tw
