Take Me Out to the Ball Game

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Sil was a good man, though set in his ways and stubborn by the time Olivia had married him. They’d wed later than was typical, she forty-three and he a year older. It was a first marriage for both.

Olivia loved musical theater. Sil loved sports. Though she attended games with him periodically, he had steadfastly refused to give theater a chance. To keep peace in the house, she had long ago given up asking. She had consoled herself through the years with their shared love of old movies and had scratched her theater itch with her girlfriends.