Chapter 15Night had fallen. Jimmy was back in Manhattan and headed home to his mother’s house. He knew she wouldn’t be home yet. It was her late shift at the Calloway, and of course she had taken to visiting Paddy’s Pub afterwards, a worried sister looking out for her brother. Jimmy supposed he could take the same caring approach, especially as when he opened the door to the apartment, Meaghan was in the process of throwing a book across the room. The thick paperback landed in front of him. Jimmy heard the impact over his closing of the door.
He didn’t say anything at first. He hung up his jacket in the front closet then reached down and picked it up. What to Expect When You’re Expecting.
“Well, at least you’re reading,” he said, entering the living room.
“Jimmy, I’m not in the mood.”
