She walked over, kissed the air near Liam’s head without really touching him, and then looked straight at Susan.
“My God,” she said loudly. “Daniel, how did you manage to land someone that gorgeous? Do you still take her to McDonald’s for dates and drive her around in that old pickup truck of yours?”
Then Susan took my hand.
A few people nearby laughed.
I felt Liam go still beside me.
I should have answered. I should have said something. But I was back in that hallway ten years ago, holding a baby while Monica looked at me like I was dirt she had stepped in.
Then Susan took my hand.
She did it gently, but there was nothing uncertain about it.
And suddenly I knew Susan knew more than she had said.
“Actually,” she said, smiling at Monica, “I’ve always found reliability attractive.”
Monica’s mouth tightened.
Then Susan tilted her head.
