#Chapter 69 – Birthday For Short

ARTHUR True to my word, I started the morning with passionate sex, and then I made Doris breakfast. But I couldn't wait too long until I told Doris the specifics about the conversation that Cathy and I had. I didn't want to do it in the penthouse, and I certainly didn't want to do it in Doris's apartment. Noah might be there. I thought it would be best to do it somewhere in neutral territory. I decided on Central Park. There was a little grove in the northern area. It had a tiny bridge over a small lake, bushes, and moss. Mid-morning, under a tree, it was shaded. Because of the time of day, nobody was around. It was perfect. I held Doris's hand. I told her about what Cathy had said. Doris was quiet until I finished, her expression a combination of horror and shock. "Oh, my God," she said when I finished. "I know." "What are you going to do?" "What do you want to do?" "It's your decision," she said. "No, it's our decision. You're pa