Had it been a mistake to invite Joanna over? Possibly, but Randall tried to tell himself that he’d done the right thing. Having her meet him at the house that had once belonged to his mother seemed to be the most concrete way of proving he really was a Van Horn. And, like it or not, they would both have to face that reality and decide what to do next.
His mother had tried to get him to come home with her, suggesting that he should stay for dinner, but he’d demurred. He had quite a few things to get figured out, and she’d accepted that explanation with some disappointment, even as she smiled and told him they could get together another time.
If it weren’t for his need to contact Joanna, he probably would have had dinner with his mother instead, since he’d already called the Van Horn resid
