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Kevin put both hands on the steering wheel, his eyes focused on the road “Let’s just say a ballerina would do little for Walsh and Miles”
His tone made Lauren wonder if he’d had other ambitions besides a career in business She could not picture hi Pressure from parents to pursue certain avenues in life was not unheard of Her own parents had supported all the decisions she and her siblings h school had faced such pressure If Kevin had bowed to his parents’ pressure, would he expect the same from his own children? While way too soon in the relationship to be thinking about children, the answer to such a question would tell her a lot about hi between theht Who kne he ht interpret such a question?
“What did she do instead?”
“She got a degree in finance Olivia worked for the co last year”
She couldn’t i happy pouring over financial numbers and spreadsheets “What about you? Did you ever think about doing so other than business?”
“When I was ten, I decided to be a rock star like the ones on TV I already kne to play the piano, so I took up the drums Practiced every free minute for about three years Gave it up when I went to boarding school I haven’t touched a drum set since”
When she’d asked the question, she hadn’t been referring to his childhood dreah with those If they did, there would be an over-abundance of astronauts and doctors in the world “What about later on?” They passed under a streetlight, and she noticed Kevin’s grip on the steering wheel tighten
“No, I planned to take over for my father and then venture into politics at some point”
“When I was ten I wanted to be an actress in the movies Then for a while I wanted to be a dolphin trainer Soh school I decided on teaching”
“I’ainst the dolphins”
“I don’t think so They always supported everything I wanted to try Dance, singing, art classes They did the sao to space camp because he insisted he wanted to be an astronaut What about you?”
“My parents made sure I had plenty of extracurricular activities,” Kevin answered stiffly, before lapsing into silence for the remainder of the car ride
Chapter 6
Nate pulled into a spot in the parking lot of O’Donnell’s Fa victier and a cold beer Both of which he could get here
Passing by the door into the restaurant side, he headed straight into the pub Despite the crowded parking lot, few patrons were inside Two guys sat at the bar while two ame of pool down at the far end of the pub
“Do you want a menu?” the bartender, a bodybuilder type with a bald head, asked when Nate sat down
“No need Give er and a bottle of Sam Adams”
The bartender slapped a cardboard coaster on the bar and nodded “You got it”
Behind Nate the door opened, sending in a blast of unusually cool April air Nate didn’t bother to look over Instead, he looked up at the large-screen TV hung on the here the sportscaster gave his predictions for that weekend’s Bruins gaers Out of the corner of his eye, he saw someone pull out a bar stool and sit
“Callahan,” a male voice said
He inized the voice and turned to find Matthew McDonald, Lauren’s older brother, seated next to him “Hey, Matt On your way home?”
When the bartender put a bottle of beer in front of each of theular at the pub
“No I coue Starts in another thirty minutes”