They continued in conversation until Grace noticed the hour. “Oh, Morris, I must go . . . my train.”505Please respect copyright.PENANAzY6OPy8HFJ
505Please respect copyright.PENANAaqmZgKibzH
“Yes, of course.”505Please respect copyright.PENANAZoktM7u3se
505Please respect copyright.PENANAcpz2HND222
She sipped her tea and set the cup down, “You have no idea how comforting it is to know this. How can I ever thank you?”505Please respect copyright.PENANA913HLd3N6m
505Please respect copyright.PENANA8zdubEPilz
“No thanks are necessary. I am just happy that your children and you will have a second chance. I thought you would bring Charlie with you.”505Please respect copyright.PENANAOZXservgO2
505Please respect copyright.PENANAdFHMnbro5R
“Oh, no. I decided early on that he would have a tough time accepting what has happened here.”505Please respect copyright.PENANAcPF2GD0FDn
505Please respect copyright.PENANAO5i5jWetQc
“Ah … I understand.”505Please respect copyright.PENANAYUoSyiQ0BM
505Please respect copyright.PENANARz0v5kxqSm
Grace got up and walked to the bookshop door, “Thank you again, Morris.”505Please respect copyright.PENANA8FLzoLWtQi
505Please respect copyright.PENANAocB5ZKkuBz
“It has been my pleasure.”505Please respect copyright.PENANANUcuzu4sIV
505Please respect copyright.PENANAQSxS0uf7I3
“Will I ever see you again?”505Please respect copyright.PENANASJnaIS31up
505Please respect copyright.PENANAP1jMTayKmD
“I’ll be here if the need arises, but I think you will be quite busy for a while.” He laughed as he opened the door.505Please respect copyright.PENANAzIlsMuI18U
505Please respect copyright.PENANA9b4STq1YZ4
They stopped and looked up at the sound of the tinkling bell.505Please respect copyright.PENANAxRjozG0K5a
505Please respect copyright.PENANAsrdbFcYrUW
“Thomas … every time I hear a bell, I’ll think of Thomas,” Grace smiled. “Goodbye, Morris.”505Please respect copyright.PENANAeOoiLFoFiz
505Please respect copyright.PENANALXg6EW9GsK
“Goodbye, my dear.”505Please respect copyright.PENANAZzcXQGP1uj
505Please respect copyright.PENANACPo1sgbC47
“Oh, Morris, before I forget. I’m not sure what I will name my son, but his middle name will definitely be Morris,” Grace grinned as she walked away.505Please respect copyright.PENANAVsI5BU9iPI
505Please respect copyright.PENANAdMLinSgmKN
“Delightful, my dear. Thank you.” Morris closed the door and watched Grace walk toward the Canal Street Bridge. He rubbed his hands together in delight and punched the air with his fist, “Yes!”505Please respect copyright.PENANA5tcxksuHX1
505Please respect copyright.PENANAp29HuubACW
Grace did not pause as she crossed the bridge. She knew The Olde Book Shoppe was gone but most assuredly not forgotten.505Please respect copyright.PENANAZmE6V4iHFU
505Please respect copyright.PENANA3Ksjn4h4EU
She heard the sound of distant thunder as a summer storm approached, or was it the flutter of angel wings? She smiled at the thought as she entered the train terminal.505Please respect copyright.PENANAS7Nm5eDYtk
505Please respect copyright.PENANAM7Dum09lQQ
THE END