There was a chill in the air and fall leaves covered the homemade stone steps leading through the archway, right up to the front door...
Felix was asleep in Siobhan's arms and Sarah clung to her left leg, wrapped up in an oversized sweater
"It's about time you lot arrived" said Brenda
Mrs S could only manage a deep sigh in return
Brenda led them inside, upstairs and into a bedroom for the kids. After putting Felix down and telling Sarah to stay put, Mrs S and Brenda
went back downstairs
Sitting at a big wooden table, the two women drank tea and got re-aquanted...
They hadn't seen each other since before Siobhan had become a foster mom, the Soibhan that sat across from Brenda
now was a far cry from the young and carefree 20- something she had met just a decade ago.
They'd both fallen for bar flies with less than reputiable standings in the community but John and Jamie were loving
and protective partners, never did they fear for their lives... even when things got really dark.
"Thanks... for everything"
"This was Jamie's idea. You know how close he and John were, how devastated he was, too.
Told me we had to do anything for John's girl. Never did like you myself" Brenda laughed
Mrs S smiled and nodded. It had been 8 years since John had gotten himself killed.
"Bastard", she thought to herself
She still cursed him out on the rare occassions when she felt that things had become to much for her to handle alone
"Well, anything I can do to help out, just get Jamie to name it"
