“Mr. Norway,” the reporter asked, “what will you do with all that money?”
Theo grinned and bent down suddenly. River saw that he had found a barely smoked cigarette. He looked at it as if it were the true prize.
“What will I do?” he asked. “Share—share with friends. What good is money, eh? Except for what it can buy? Maybe a new school—we have a few areas that could use one. And maybe I will travel. I have friends, you know? I will travel—see old friends and make new ones.”
River grinned. He could almost believe that Theo could see him through the TV.
“There you have it,” the pretty anchor said.
*
River lay back down. He felt good.
Really good.
Harbor huddled against him. Natal rose, grinning with the news of Theo, and came to his side. She bent down and kissed his forehead. “Good things for good people,” she said.
River reached up to touch her hair.
“My girls,” River murmured, snuggling them both to his side.
He was going to be all right.