My Husband Gave My Airplane Seat to His Secretary, Then Thirteen Original Patent Files Stopped Him Cold
I closed the briefcase.
The lock snapped with a sound that was louder than it needed to be.
“Both.”
Robert picked up his glass and swirled it once more.
“He’s bringing flowers tomorrow.
He always brings flowers before he asks for something.”
I looked at the briefcase on the desk.
The combination lock sat in a line of brass teeth, and for a moment I saw my father’s fingers making the same motion, closing his own briefcase after a day I could not remember.