Chapter 19 - THE DOOR SHE OPENEDLater that night, Claire stood at the kitchen window.
Snow covered the street.
Luca came up behind her.
"What are you thinking?"
Claire smiled.
"That the landlord used to threaten me with eviction."
"He sends us Christmas cards now."
"You bought his mortgage company."
"I did not."
"Arthur did."
"Technically."
She laughed.
Then she became quiet.
"I almost kept walking that night."
Luca looked at her.
"Past Arthur?"
"Yes."
"What stopped you?"
Claire thought about it.
Maybe Daniel.
Maybe grief.
Maybe instinct.
Maybe nothing at all.
"I just thought nobody should be left outside in that weather."
Luca looked toward the family photographs.
"You changed everyone's life."
Claire shook her head.
"No."
He frowned.
"Arthur changed mine."
"True."
"Daniel did."
"Yes."
"Ethan."
"Completely."
She turned toward him.
"And you."
Luca smiled.
Claire continued.
"That's the thing."
May you like
"What?"
"Everyone saved everyone."
