Chapter 54….

Kim had just finished her lunch with bob when her son walked in through the backdoor;"Hi,guys."

"Hi,honey."smiled his mother,got up and gave him a hug;"Where are you things?"

"They're still back at the motel."started andy hesitating;"I've decided to stay there while i'm town,mom,i know you wanted me to come and stay with you guys,but i don't want to put you out or anything and with my freelance-gigs i sometimes need to get up in the middle of the night,so it's better if i stay at the motel."

"You wouldn't be putting me out,andy,we love having you here and it wouldn't be any trouble,even if you do have to get up in the middle of the night."answered she surprised;"We'd rather have you here with us then in some motel."

"Your mother is right."said bob;"You can stay for as long as you want and you'll have your own key,so you can come and go as you please and it wouldn't be a problem if you had to get up in the middle of the night."

"Thanks for the offer,bob,but i'd rather stay at the motel."replied his step-son;"But i'll visit you guys often enough while i'm in town."

"But why?"asked kim with a worried look;"Why would you want to pay for a motelroom when you can stay here for free?"

"Maybe we shouldn't push andy to stay here,honey,if he wants to stay at the motel then we should accept that."started her husband with a warning look when he saw that andy was getting angry;"He knows that there's always a room for him here if he should change his mind."

"Thanks,bob."replied andy relieved as he hugged his mom goodbye;"I have to go,mom,but i'll be back soon enough."

"Bye,honey."said she softly and turned towards her husband after andy had left;"What if john is right about there something going on with andy."

"Even if there is then there's nothing that you can do about it,kim,if you and john start pushing him again then he'll be out of here so fast."warned her husband her;"If there really is something going on with andy then you will have to trust him enough to come to you if he's ready to accept help from you guys."

"Maybe you're right."answered kim;"I guess pushing him didn't do much good last time he was in trouble."

At worldwide lily had just finished a meeting when she ran into her son in the hallway;"Hey,mom."

"Hi,what are you doing here?"asked she curious;"I heard you went to see your father yesterday."

"I'm here to talk to gran about a little project that we're working on."said her son;"Did dad tell you about that,mom,i'm sorry,but somebody had to talk to him."

"I'm not angry with you about that,luke,i was just surprised when your father told me."answered lily;"You have enough on your mind without having to stand up for me,honey,you don't have to do that and whatever happens between your father and i isn't your problem."

"I just couldn't stand by and do nothing while i saw how sad you were that dad is dragging his feet about you guys."started he slowly;"Dad should make up his mind once and for all."

"Your father isn't dragging his feet and it's complicated."replied his mother softly;"A lot has happened and i have made a lot of mistakes,so it will take some time for your father to learn to trust me again."

"He has made mistakes too and you have done everything that you could to show him that you're willing to commit,mom,but he keeps holding off and that isn't fair to you."said luke;"Dad needs to be clear on what he wants!"

"I love you for wanting to look out for me,luke,but this is not your problem and you don't have to fix

it."answered she with a faint smile and gave him a hug;"It's gonna be okay again,honey,i promise."

To be continued….