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"I’ive the speech"

He expected Nora to chew hihed

"I like your style Look, don’t skip graduation Even I went to " She pulled a pen and notebook from her purse "Here This is "

Michael took the sheet of paper with subtly treers

She traded the sheet of paper for her keys

"Nora?" Michael said as she opened her car door

"What, Angel?"

Michael looked down at the paper in his hands

"Thank you"

She s to be okay with hi anyone to bend to his will If he doesn’t want to be bishop, he’ll find a way out of it"

Michael nodded, wanting to believe her He hated the thought that Nora and Father S would get in trouble just for being in love with each other

"You really think he’s going to have to deal with the press?"

"The media is all over sex scandals in the Church these days Probably so"

"What’s he going to do?" Michael’s stoht knot of worry But Nora only smiled at him

"He’ll probably do what I do when I talk to reporters--charm the pants off of them"