Chapter 50 End Of A Long Day

• Dinner at Maxine was quiet. He wouldn't have been there if Maxine didn't insist that he came back with her and Deeta after the funeral. Her eulogy about how wonderful her relationship was with Amber, both personally and professionally, had diminished any appetite he had left for food.
• He hadn't told anyone what Charlie said to him. He played with his food with his fork. He glanced at Maxine and Deeta who were quiet with their own thoughts. Amber's funeral felt like the end of a chapter that nobody wanted to talk about.
• "How's it going with Charlie?" Maxine broke the silence.