Kevin said kiddingly to Nick, as he and Joy approached the table. “Why didn’t you tell me you bought the newspaper?” “I was trying to be dramatic,” Nick said with a grin, seating Joy and then himself at the table. “I know better than to tell you anything I don’t want broadcasted.” Kevin held a hand to his chest in mock pretense of being hurt. “I hope you had some lawyer look over the contract of sale before you signed it.” “Pay some lawyer the fee you lawyers get, when I have one in the family…Are you nuts? I put in a stipulation that my attorney had the right to negotiate any changes in the first week. The papers should be on your desk tomorrow morning. I mailed everything to you.” Kevin breathed a sigh of relief. “What made you decide on buying a newspaper now?” Joy could have answered that. She knew Diana could have answered, as well. “Your lectures finally worked on me,” Nick said. “I’m settling down.” Kevin raised a salutatory thumb in the air.
