Blown Away (21 page)

The memory made him smile.

They rode in silence the short distance back to the house. As they pulled into the driveway, Tino cleared his throat. “Um, guys, what are we going to tell Mom about the business? I don't want to lead her on and let her think we're champing at the bit to take over the company permanently when we're clearly not. Do you think honoring the last of Dad's commitments will be enough to make her happy?”

Jack already knew the answer to that. Hell, no, she wouldn't be happy. Marlene and Joe had dreamed of the day when their three sons would return home and start families of their own. No doubt the two of them saw giving them the company as a way to jump-start that process. Jack didn't know how the other two felt about that possibility, but he had no intention of saddling the world with another generation of McShanes. “I'll talk to her after dinner and let you know how it goes.”

Then the three of them trooped into the house and tried to pretend it didn't seem awfully damn empty with Joe no longer there.

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