Chapter 13
I woke up Monday morning in her big bed. It had been an astonishing weekend. We had only gotten out of bed twice; both times to cook food and take showers. We’d talked about our childhoods and our lives. I knew more about her than I knew about anyone else.
“I have only one sister,” she told me. “She and her husband live near here. She works at a law office in town and he works for a construction company.”
“Do they have kids?” I asked.
“No. Rob was hurt in an accident two years after they met. He was in the hospital for almost four months. When he realized he could never father children, he tried to break up with her, but Judy swore she wasn’t going anywhere. As soon as he could stand long enough, they tied the knot and have been together ever since.”
“Wow,” I said. “That’s
