A great message

Dan was doing much better since Jay’s attack. He was back at work and everything was fine.  Anat had to have child services come to inspect her residence to see if it was a suitable place for Jerry.  The child services worker wanted to live there. She loved the granite kitchen, the original hardwood floors, the stainless steel Viking appliances, wine cellar and the original artwork.  She had several hand-carved artsy buckets from Safed placed around her home. 

The inspector said her place was fine. He even noted the three large sized bathrooms.  Anat already bought a few stools to place by the sink so Jerry could wash his hands after he used the facility.  She thought of everything.

Dan came over after work. Anat cooked steamed Dover sole Francese. She opened a bottle of Shiloh wine.  All was well. Dan spent the night. Anat was so happy.  They let the vocals of John Lydon set the mood.

This evening was much better than a few of her drunken stupors at Stanford with her occasional study buddy.  That guy was now doing quite well as a hedge fund manager. As an economics major, she occasionally chatted with future Hall of Famer Mike Mussina.  She even watched him pitch for the Stanford Cardinal Baseball team.  The two were in many of the same classes.  She always liked him.

The next morning Dan woke up and got bagels. Anat checked her email while he was at the store.  She saw an encrypted email from Child Services.  She typed in the password and verified it. She got Jerry. She jumped up and down. She was excited.  There was some paperwork to process. But he could move in two weeks.  She was so happy she started to crank Joy Division. 

The doorman called to buzz up Dan.  Dressed in her new black Eileen Fisher crewneck dress she waited at the elevator’s door. She jumped on top of him as he exited. Dan suspected she got the great news by her excitement.  She smiled and kept kissing him. She then told him about the email. He was happy. They walked into her eat-in-kitchen.  Anat had coffee and juice waiting.  Dan loved his coffee. Anat couldn’t stand it. They finished breakfast. Dan went to the precinct. Anat went to the child services center.  Jay was waiting on the roof.