ough Grace as she caught

en benched from the footb

spirits, but he was bit

him watching televisio

id he'd quit the team. He

m that had no inte

would use the extra ti

now that he had forfeite

ied and were barely get

at McDonald's. When he

hen she pleaded with h

went to the campus

d anything that suited hi

restaurants were for loser

oing to suppor

hard enough just to k

He had conveniently fo

d and was also working

d more work hours until

o maintain her GPA to

t school than her husband A shock wave coursed th

en benched from the footb

spirits, but he was bit

him watching televisio

id he'd quit the team. He

m that had no inte

would use the extra ti

now that he had forfeite

ied and were barely get

at McDonald's. When he

hen she pleaded with h

went to the campus

d anything that suited hi

restaurants were for loser

oing to suppor

hard enough just to k

He had conveniently fo

d and was also working

d more work hours until

o maintain her GPA to

out school than her husband Halfway through jun

istration to physical edu

thought he had a point.

a really good job, she

sn't part of their agreem

about it when the tim

y had to talk about, th

, but she hoped it would h

some way to make it wo

rt a family so

o happen!" Patrick rage

rtion. She refused. It wa

with what

second trimester. He didn

s and a bottle of cham

cork, she came cl

senior year, and Grace

she managed to put away

to college. She wouldn

y for tuition and books.

t the expense, especially

up the subject, Patrick

ere still young. He'd sla

ed to have some fun bef

ut

nd Grace felt an overw

and her aunt Elizabeth.

. Patrick looked so hand

he had graduated with h

Aunt Elizabeth looked pointedly at Grace. The M

d they insisted on a cele

lso insisted Aunt E

ampagne. Aunt Elizabe

ously. Patrick imbibed fr

he'd hung out with at th

When his parents asked w

he said he needed a brea

pained look. Aunt Elizab

d announced he'd joined

anagement who thought he

spend a couple of wee

th gave a derisive snort

gh school. When Mr. Moo

s of champag

in silence. When had

get to know the manage

r. She felt Aunt Elizabet

e. She attempted to look

she was happy about

restaurant, Aunt Eliza

"You didn't k

w wh

on. About the gym memb

eyes. He'll use you unti

e'll throw

e couldn't change dir

o

turned away. "I t

atrick walked into the

gym and how he'd been

en a really good deal. It