jay had to work later that night, jen had to take jaden to the doctor to check on the ear ache. mare yap chi music played in the background. they sat on the same side of the booth holding hands. jay took off his hat, smirked and raised his glass. to bankruptcy, he said. to fresh starts, she said. to 2010, he said. so, um, you know, the book, i think, it reveals a lot of what was going on in the country over the course of that year that i was reporting, and for jen and jay, you know, one of the heavier stories in the book, over the course of the year they filed for bankruptcy, they got bankruptcy, their debts continued to mount, things did not get better, and at the end of the year and at the end of the book in this really heartbreaking moment they decided they were going to take their first trip to new york city because an autograph dealer there had been, you know, writing them again and again and again, a dealer who knew that they'd gotten a letter from the president and, eventually, jen and jay drove to new york, sold this letter for $10,000 so that they could pay off these de