They Went on a Holiday Cruise and Left Me With a Man They Called a “Problem”

replied.

After a while, he said simply, “Play something.”

“Any requests?” I asked.

“Surprise me,” he said.

So I did.

I played not Schubert, not Chopin, but a waltz I used to teach my youngest students, simple and lovely, full of small turns that always reminded me of dancing in a narrow kitchen. My fingers stumbled once, found their footing, and carried continue reading …