you 're not letting people whose relatives were taken in the attacks go through . then you could see years of youth and adventure gazing out into the world . we can throw a small party , and i could invite lea , i 'm sure she would like to know that the house will keep going for another year . '' al y 's hand came out and grabbed mine . when it came down , it was the first step toward my freedom . he leaned close to jennifer , and jennifer wrapped her loving arm around him . 