After a while, he had to move to the sofa to watch TV. He picked up the TV Guide, looking for something worth watching. He looked at the page listing all the movies, and he read the descriptions. A lot of the movies were about either blowing things up or kids becoming pop stars. Duncan felt a sense of peace he hadn’t felt since Tess’s death. He was so sure she had been in the kitchen with him. He was so sure she was happy with him—in that moment, anyway. For once, she was not angry at him or just putting up with him. He smiled now as he thought about what he had said to Bobby. How she seemed to agree with him. The two of them had done what they had to do about their greedy, freeloading son. “We’ll get it figured out, Tess,” he said. “It’s all going to be all right.” And then his eyes landed on something. It was a movie listing: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Based on the novel by R. A. Dick. That was all it said. Duncan grabbed the remote and turned the television to the right channel.
