DAMIEN'S POVDaniel said yes on Wednesday.I called him from the office between meetings and explained what we wanted. Small, specific, language that meant something rather than language that covered the occasion. He was quiet for a moment after I finished and then said he'd be honored and that he'd need to talk to us both before August to understand what we actually wanted said.I told him that was exactly right.He asked one more thing before we hung up."Are you happy?" he said. Not perfunctorily. Actually asking."Yes," I said."Good." A pause. "She's good for you Damien. I've thought so for a while."I didn't tell Elara he'd said that. Some things were better kept as what they were. A quiet confirmation from someone who'd watched from a distance and seen clearly.She was at the desk when I got home.The new book, from the look of her. The particular forward lean she had when the writing was moving. I set my bag down quietly and went to the kitchen and made coffee without announci
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