Chapter Thirty-Nine
Beth
Autumn arrived and Jacob settled into write mode.
He spent the mornings locked in his studio, then went to the practice space with the band for the afternoon. When they called it quits for the day, he came home for dinner. Maria made meals that kept warm on the stove or in the oven without overcooking.
With her there for supper we were both more at ease. The third person kept him from prying into my life.
“Halloween is coming up,” I said. “Is your son going out, Maria?”
“Oh, yes. He wants to go over to Universal or Magic Mountain with his friends.”
“I went to Magic Mountain once for Halloween. They run some of the coasters backwards.”
“I didn’t know that,” Jacob said. “With who?”
“During high school.”
“Thought you didn’t like rollercoasters.”
“Never said
