Chapter 10
Thanks JennDur for beta'ing for me.
When I woke the next morning, I felt at ease. I would have never thought that having my dad out of the house would be a relief, but it was true. Knowing he wasn't there put me at ease and allowed me to breathe and be myself for the first time in long while.
Mom was drinking tea and doing a crossword puzzle at the dining room table when I walked in with a bowl of cereal. She stopped and looked up at me, smiling a bit.
"Good morning, Sunshine. How was your sleep?" she asked, starting a conversation that lasted the whole time I ate. I had just finished slurping the milk out of my bowl when she asked what I was up to that day. I told her I had no plans. "Then how about we go for a hike up to the river, just like we used to do? It's been a long time since we did something together."
Her words made tears start welling in my eyes. She was right, it had to have been years since we had spent quality time together. Even before I dated Emmett I was busy with friends and wrapped up in my own stuff. "I'd really like that, Mom. A lot."
More tomorrow