Kristin Hannah's Family Matters 4-Book Bundle: Angel Falls, Between Sisters, the Things We Do for Love, Magic Hour
“He wore his reporter detachment like a suit of armor, as if a few patches of hammered together metal could protect a man’s heart. He sat stiffly upright at the head of the table, shuffling cards. They’d been playing Hearts for the last hour, talking almost the whole time, although Angie wouldn’t characterize it as conversation. An interrogation was more apt.
“And you’ve applied to colleges?” Conlan asked as he dealt the next hand. He didn’t look at Lauren. It was, Angie knew, an old reporter’s ...trick. Don’t look; they’ll think it’s a casual question, one you don’t care about.
“Yes,” Lauren answered without looking up from her cards.
“Where?”
“USC. Pepperdine. Stanford. Berkeley. UW. UCLA.”
“Do you still think college is an option?”
The reference to the baby made Angie look up sharply from her cards.
Lauren’s gaze was surprisingly direct. It was clear that she’d decided enough was enough. “I’m going to college.”
“It’ll be hard,” he said, pulling out cards to pass.MoreLess
“And you’ve applied to colleges?” Conlan asked as he dealt the next hand. He didn’t look at Lauren. It was, Angie knew, an old reporter’s ...trick. Don’t look; they’ll think it’s a casual question, one you don’t care about.
“Yes,” Lauren answered without looking up from her cards.
“Where?”
“USC. Pepperdine. Stanford. Berkeley. UW. UCLA.”
“Do you still think college is an option?”
The reference to the baby made Angie look up sharply from her cards.
Lauren’s gaze was surprisingly direct. It was clear that she’d decided enough was enough. “I’m going to college.”
“It’ll be hard,” he said, pulling out cards to pass.MoreLess
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