Lubos called to me this evening as I was returning from my work. “I have reason to believe that this will be an eventful evening for Freya and Peter,” he told me. “I would like you to be present, if you will.” How could I say no? And, as usual, my brother’s instincts were correct. The evening was certainly eventful. We arrived at the same moment that Peter did. It was a rainy evening in Boston, and he stepped into…
It was Scott, I believe, who wrote about the tangled webs humans weave with one another. There would be so much less hurt and confusion in the ways of love if people could just be honest about their feelings and desires. But honesty is one of the hardest things to give someone else, especially if that honesty will lead to pain for them or for oneself. Elaine stayed over at Ted’s house this weekend, and this morning he sat her…
Before you ask, little Truman is doing well. I should not call him that anymore—it was only a nickname, and now he has a real name of his own: Shepherd Randall Newman. Grace and Con are already calling him Shep for short, and the first gift he ever received was a stuffed sheep from his grandfather. Shep is the most delicate human I have ever seen—his sheep dwarfs him, and it has to be wrapped in plastic while it lies…
What a long and frightening and exhilarating day. Today, at Grace’s appointment, her doctor stepped out of the room for a moment to get test results and came back looking grave. “Grace,” he said as the smiles on Con and Grace’s faces disappeared, “I have bad news.” What we feared has come to pass—Grace has preeclampsia, a severe condition that brings danger to both mother and child. To avoid any of the harsh consequences, she had to be induced right…
Arthur’s first day of work went well. He met Harrington’s assistant, Michael, with whom he was already somewhat familiar, and they get along well. He helped organize the office a little bit and sat in on a phone meeting between Harrington and Jared. Afterwards, Harrington took him out to dinner, and they talked about the business and where it was going. It was uneventful, really, which was a good thing for me, because today was also Gabrielle’s first day of…