Chapter 10Once everyone was ready, they met down at the street where the minivan Wills had rented waited.
“Next time you may need a bus, son.” Jack chuckled at his joke as everyone piled into the minivan.
“You’re probably right, Dad. Next year we’re going to start trying for a redheaded baby.”
“Theo’s?”
“And mine.”
“Boy?”
“Or girl. And a couple of years after that…” He grinned and got behind the wheel.
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They entered St. Joshua’s a little after eleven and found a pew that would accommodate them all. Candles flickered, and the scent of incense and evergreen filled the chapel. The pews quickly filled.
The organist played softly until the choir appeared in the loft and began to sing.
At midnight, a priest and two altar boys came out of the sacristy, and the mass began.
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