Joe felt much better when he awoke Sunday morning. He was still sniffling and sneezing, but his temperature was back to normal—at least according to Derek after he felt his forehead. They spent the morning as they had the previous Sunday, eating breakfast, reading the newspaper, and working the various crossword puzzles together.
After lunch, they did the grocery shopping. Because he had money now, Joe insisted on paying for part of them. “I have to start sharing the expenses.” Derek didn’t protest, much to his relief. Instead he suggested they also go to an outlet mall not far from the house so that Joe could add to his wardrobe. Joe had no problem with that, so after they returned to the house to put the food away and let Sherwat out for a few minutes, they took off.
“Too many choices,
