When May first wakes up the realization that Leo is gone isn't immediate, but it soon hits her like ton of bricks. She sits up with tears in her eyes and sees that Maisie is still next to her. She doesn't mind until she looks at the clock and sees that it's 10 o'clock in the morning. Maisie is supposed to be in school. May carefully climbs out of bed trying not to wake Maisie since she clearly needs the sleep. May gets dressed and goes down to the kitchen to have breakfast. Grace is there having another cup of tea. "Good morning Grace." May says sleepily. "I notice Maisie didn't get to school this morning."
"I couldn't bear to wake her. She was all cuddled against you. I didn't find her in her room, so I came to find you and there she was. She looked so small and young. It seemed as if you both needed each other last night. I haven't seen you that calm since Mr. McGinty died. Can I get you a cup of tea?" Grace asks sweetly.
"Oh, that sounds absolutely wonderful. Thank you, Grace." May sinks into a chair.
"You and Maisie seem to be getting along very well, mother. She needs someone strong in her life right now." Grace says gently as she sets a cup of tea in front of her mother.
"She just cried and cried last night. She couldn't sleep and she didn't want to be alone. She just needed some reassurance and actually so did I. I miss Leo so much." May sighs heavily.
"Mother, I've never seen you so emotional and open. The change in you since Mr. McGinty's death is astonishing. You seem to need to talk more now than you ever did." Grace doesn't want to push her mother too hard.
"Maybe I'm just finally saying the things I should have said to Leo a long time ago. I didn't realize how many things I wanted to say to Leo until I didn't have him to talk to anymore." May says heavily.