She said: even though she’s made you feel like you had to earn it your whole life.
I said: yes.
She said: that’s a very large thing.
I said: I know.
She said: I’m not sure you can actually do that.
I said: I’m not sure either.
I said: but I’m going to try.
We went back to the party.
Terrence was still wrong about the load-bearing wall. I told him so. He argued. I got the architectural plans from the office and showed him. He looked at the plans for a long time and then said: fine, but the principle is sound.
Pete’s daughter had fallen asleep in the window seat.
Someone had put different music on, something slower, and two people were dancing in the kitchen in the way you dance at the end of a good party.
The fire was low.
