by Wil Mara
Trembling, she turned to go back out. There was a phone in the hallway.
Then her husband called out groggily, “Hey.”
She stopped in the doorway and spun around. He was trying to get up on his elbows.
“Sorry, I was out like a light. This pain medication is unbelievable.”
Jeanine Reese laughed once, and a tear rolled down her face.
“By the way, Freddie called before,” he went on, unable to see her clearly. “What do you think about the idea of me in a broadcasting job?”
She thought it was a great idea. So did he.
And life went on.
ALSO BY WIL MARA
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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Mara, Wil.
The cut / Wil Mara. —1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-35930-0
ISBN-10: 0-312-35930-6
1. Football stories. I. Title.
PS3613.A725C88 2007
813'54—dc22 2007023710
First Edition: October 2007
eISBN 9781466856417
First eBook edition: September 2013