Chapter 2
Boston, MAMarco
I FINISHED MY Tuesday shift and hurried home in a somewhat anxious state. He didn’t call after his meeting—is that good news or bad news? I wondered.
At the apartment, Dani was in bed waiting for me.
“Well?” I said as I undressed.
“Well, what?”
“Don’t be coy. You know damn well what. How did it go with the committee? Did you successfully defend your thesis?”
“Oh, that. Yes, I believe I did. When the ordeal was over, my advisor winked at me. I interpreted that as a good sign.”
“When will you know for sure?”
“Unofficially, in a couple of days. Officially, by the end of next week.”
“Good thing you have a thousand or so DNA tests to run. You won’t have time to think about anything else.”
“Yeah, but right now, I’m thinking about this.” He grabbed a tender po
