Chapter 8 Summary

Macon and Edward continue their training. Macon seems to think he is improving but his family isn't so sure and don't want to think about his leaving the dog with them when he resumes his traveling again. Macon wishes he could stay in his cast forever; in fact, he wishes it could cover him from head to toe so he could hide forever.

One night Julian brings over papers about New York and is a bit disappointed when he realizes that he has missed dinner but settles for coffee instead. When Julian, Rose, Macon, and Charles are making small talk, the phone rings and Macon answers it. It is Sarah and she wants to meet him for dinner tomorrow night so they settle on the Old Bay, the restaurant Macon had been going to ever since his grandparents took him as a little...