Suze: A WalkKerry and I were speechless because Kerry and I were alone. I told Kerry that her Mom had whispered “never leave again.”
I gave my Aunt a quick call to fill her in, and she ended by saying that Eileen was on her other line. Not a surprise there.
After reporting this to Kerry, I told her that I was hungry, not having eaten much since I saw her on my stoop, and she, admitting that the same was true for her, we scavenged some stuff in the kitchen—quick scrambled eggs and toast with more coffee—and as we sat in the kitchen eating, she asked me, “What now?” and I answered, “your guess is as good as mine.” I think we each expected that the other wanted to rush upstairs and, well, finally do it. I wasn’t sure that that’s what I wanted to do.
“Ker, would it be okay if we went for a
