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“It’s not stupid or a joke It’s what I want to do I’ve alreadyin a week”

“Like hell you are—”

“Eli,and hoping for your blessing! I’m an adult I’m able to make this choice on my own, and I’ve made it” He walked around me, back to the elevator

“So what, you are just going to throay all your hard work? Drop everything and go sing for a living?”

“Yes, and the only reason the as so hard was because I hated it sobrother to be proud ofin the world forup to ht me how to play baseball and soccer You went to NYU, even though you got into the best schools in the country, because you wanted to be near me and Mom Even after we told you ere fine, you still only chose Yale for medical school so you could drive home every few days to be with us You’ve always taken care of us, and I wish I wanted the life you want for ht now, but I’m not like you, Eli I can’t live ot into the elevator

I wasn’t even sure what to say Grabbing o back after hi his life away Why didn’t he see that?

Taking an aspirin, I lay down on et a hold of myself, but my headache would not stop

Guinevere

I waited until about ten before I finally worked up the courage to knock on his door

It took a while, but he finally opened it, wearing the sa, only more rumpled His eyes widened as he stared at me, and then down at his watch “Guinevere, I’m so sorry!” He put his forehead on the back of the hand holding the door

“Can I co for him to see

He tried to smile “Guinevere, I’m in an awful mood—”

“I know I heard you and Logan I’oing to let it go and pretend I didn’t hear anything if you called But then I felt like I was lying I was looking forward to spending time with you so, bad mood or not, I’m here with food”

He moved aside for me to enter

I walked to the kitchen, putting the bag on the counter and pulling everything out “I wasn’t sure what you wanted, so I kind of got one of everything that sounded good Stevie swears by the place, so I—what?” He was just staring at me when I turned around