Some news for you. Grace and Con’s custody agreement has been officially approved. Both parents have a copy, with an agreement that they will revise it at least every two years, and it has been signed by a judge. They are both pleased with the arrangement, and they see no reason that it should not work just as they planned. Meanwhile little Shep is doing splendidly, putting on weight and becoming more and more engaged with the world around him…
This has been a busy weekend for Nick and Gabrielle—they moved into their new apartment on Thursday, so there has been a lot of running back and forth, pushing and shoving boxes across the floor, shouting questions at one another from opposite ends of the apartment, and making sudden trips back to their old houses for something forgotten. It is enough to fray anyone’s nerves, and so they were glad to take a bit of a break this evening and…
Sometimes when one has bad news to bestow on another, especially knowing that this news will hurt them, it takes time to gather the courage to say it. I hope that is not the case for my seniors, but it was certainly the case for Ted. Today, however, he managed to make the call that he has been dreading. Cole answered cheerfully, and in his voice Ted heard—or imagined he heard—the same gladness that Ted feels when he talks to…
There is no news for me, but there has been a development between Elaine and Ted. Over the past few days I have watched Elaine turn over in her mind what she overheard. She has paid more attention to Ted, and while she has found nothing to worry her about the way he is with her, she also noticed that whenever he mentions Cole, his voice goes softer. This stings her, and she has been trying to think of what…