Chapter 4: Healing
One Month Later
"Are you sure about this, Lisa?" Megan Braeden frowned as she folded laundry, the phone balanced on her shoulder. "He's pretty much like a soldier back from war. You were barely a couple like a million years ago."
"He needs someone, Megan. And I do love him. Ben does too. You don't know him. He's a great guy, a little rough around the edges, but that's not all he is."
"Alright. I don't want to argue with you, Lisa. Just don't dive right into the deep end with this guy, okay?"
"I'm not. You're still coming over for dinner tomorrow, right?"
"If Ron gets off from work in time, yeah."
"You'll love Dean once you get to really know him, Megan. We'll see you tomorrow." Lisa hung up the phone and sighed.
"Hey Mom," Ben hurried into the kitchen and grabbed a couple soda cans out of the fridge. "Dean said he'd show me how to fix an engine. Can I do my homework after supper?"
"Just this once." She watched him as he ran back outside and handed Dean a soda.
"Ben really had fun working on the truck with you today," she said later that night as they got ready for bed.
"I had fun showing him the ropes." He turned on his side, watching her as she brushed her hair. "It was a good day today. I'm always going to think about Sammy but I owe it to him to keep my promise."
