Excerpt from CONSEQUENCES: They left the bedroom together just before 1:30, and Tony spoke. “I'm sure you realize, but I am going to say it for the sake of clarification. Just because we are engaged, divulging private information is still forbidden.”
Claire looked up at his eyes and wondered what he possibly thought she would say to his associates. “I promise I know that.” They continued to the front stairs, where muffled voices could be heard from the sitting room. “Now who am I meeting?” As she asked, the voices came into range, her eyes moistened, and she looked to Tony for confirmation. “Is it really them?”
He gently held her shoulders, “Yes, I invited them to surprise you for Thanksgiving, but now you have even bigger news to share.”
“I can tell them ...?”
He smiled. “Of course."
Wishing you all a day filled with hope, just as Claire tried so desperately to hope for a better future...