Chapter 25The night of his visit to see Bob in the hospital, Brian slept better. He had taken to staying awake long into the night and then falling asleep whenever he could on the couch. He awoke at seven and made his way to the kitchen. He started the coffee and then sat down in the dining room to wait. The loud ring of the telephone broke the morning silence. Brian picked it up on the second ring and mumbled a greeting.
“Brian.” The voice paused for only a moment. “Lloyd Martin.”
“Hi, Lloyd.”
There was a long, ominous silence. Lloyd said, “There's some important news I have to share with you. Do you want me to come over?”
“No, tell us on the phone. I'll get Barb on the line.” Brian put down the phone and walked to the bottom of the stairs. “Barbara, you awake?”
“Yes, I'm awake,” cam
