Killing Me Softly 16
They were now all in Gerry's flat, Grace was up in bed as she claimed she needed a rest and Olivia was on the couch watching kids tv with her teddy in her arms. Sandra was in the kitchen getting Olivia a drink, for a minute she could almost convince herself that it was all those years before and Gerry and her were having a drink and a meal as they so often did.
"Mummy?" Olivia was suddenly in the kitchen too.
"Yes baby?"
"Will you watch with me?" Olivia asked as she pointed to the TV.
"Course baby. Just let me put the juice away."
When Gerry arrived with the shopping he arrived to find Sandra and Olivia cuddled up together in front of the tv, both of them were sound asleep. He reached over them for the blanket laying over the back of the sofa and draped it over the two of them and then turned his attention back to putting the shopping away making sure he was quiet enough that he wouldn't wake them.
Unfortunately he wasn't quite quiet enough and Olivia was now awake and had crawled from under the blanket to Gerry who was still unpacking groceries. Amazingly she'd been careful enough not to wake Sandra, who was now snoring gently.
"Hello there little un', do you want a drink?"
"No, I'm bored Uncle Gerry."
"Ah well how about we go to the park while your mummy sleeps and we'll try not to let you get hurt this time."
Gerry had met his grandson and had Olivia and had taken them both to the park just down the road from his. He'd told Grace before he'd gone and she'd approved but Sandra was still dead to the world. Although Gerry Jr was now a bit old for the park he'd agreed to come and play with Olivia because Gerry couldn't and the promise of an ice cream after may have just been what swung him.
Sandra awoke to an quiet house, Olivia was no longer next to her and Gerry was no where to seen. She wandered around the flat but Olivia was no where to be seen and neither was Gerry although the fact that more food was in the flat was the tell tale sign that he'd been back. She ran through to her mums room to find her laying in bed with a puzzle book in her hand.
"You're up then."
"Yeah. Where's Liv?"
"She was bored so Gerry took her to the park."
"Ah okay, the one down the road?"
"He didn't say."
"I might just wander down there see if I can see them."
"Can you me some more painkillers while you're out?"
"Sure, are you okay mum?"
"I'm fine Sandra, I just need something to keep the pain down. Don't worry about me."
"Okay, I'll get some while I'm out. I won't be long, will you be alright here?"
"I'm not an invalid Sandra, I have my book, I know where the kitchen is and I can work a tv if I get that bored."
"Thanks mum. I promise I'll do my best to get us home tomorrow."