âI thought these were gone.â
She sat in that diner and cried.
Later, in the parking lot, she told Noah, âAfter Mom died, I stopped doing Christmas breakfast.â
Noah leaned against the car.
She looked down at the recipe card.
âWhy?â
âThe house didnât smell right.â
She looked down at the recipe card.
âI know that sounds stupid.â
âIt doesnât.â
Claire wiped her face.
âDad knew.â
Take Aaron to Franklin Field. Bring the glove.
Saturday Two was harder.
The envelope said:
Take Aaron to Franklin Field. Bring the glove.
The old baseball glove had been included with Mr. Vanceâs belongings for Aaron.
The second Aaron saw it, his jaw tightened.