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“It’s okay to be sad. He was here a while and you two spent more hours together than you and I do.”
“Jealous?” she joked.
“No.” He smiled.
“It is kind of bittersweet, I guess,” she admitted. She wouldn’t miss the criticism or the comments. But they had accomplished some good work together. The article she’d had a large hand in creating was something she was proud of.
But it was time for Lionel to move on.
Lionel’s wishes, laid out in detail in his will, were that when his body was done being researched, he was to be buried in Grove Street Cemetery located right next to the Yale campus. It was a historic, established in 1797.
Natalie couldn’t have chosen a more perfect location for the final resting place… for his body. Lionel’s spirit of course would live on to haunt Yale’s hallowed halls. She had no doubt he’d audit every history class, passing judgement on each and every living professor. He’d love it.
“Hey.” Harper strode toward them, a newspaper in her hand. “I got here as soon as I could. Gabe is going to tell Lionel.”
“The journal is next to the register if you want to look at it.” Natalie tipped her head toward the counter.
“I will.” Harper hesitated, finally raising her gaze to Natalie. “I did something.”
“Okay.”
Harper stepped forward and laid a copy of the New York Times on the counter, folded so that the OpEd page faced up. She took a step back then said, “I hope you’re not mad. I didn’t tell you because I honestly didn’t think they’d print it. But they did.”
Confused, Natalie took a step forward. So did Liam, who was tall enough to see over her.
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