Chapter 7

“Gee, thanks,” he said sarcastically. And then he laughed. “When I talked to Marc about being done, he asked me to hang on until this episode. Said it would make the perfect one-hundredth celebration. I agreed. I love this show and I love the cast and crew. I couldn’t have asked for a better note to end on. But I’m ready to be done.”

I let his words sink in for a long minute where neither of us said anything. Then I sighed. It wouldn’t be the same without him, but I knew we would manage. And I knew I wouldn’t be the only one working to make him proud of us. We all looked up to Court. He was a legend to those of us in the business, and we’d been grateful and lucky to have him with us these last four and a half years.

“Congratulations,” I said, meaning it whole heartedly. “Party at DeLorio’s to send you on your way?”