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“Hoas your day, sweetheart?” hetti in front of her and up at , and rather than lie to woman who has a built in bullshit detector, I tell the truth
“Long, but I’m okay today, Gah”
Her forehead wrinkles a little rown half scowl “I will never stop worrying about you, Hayley Never You’ve had a rough ti you how are until I can tell for sure you’re not lying about being okay”
Sighing, I lean randmother in the eye “I’m really okay today, Gama I promise In fact, it’s been one of the best days I’ve had in a while”
Her irl, and it hurtsI wish I could it away from you, but this is one of life’s lessons that you have to experience for yourself in order to learn from it”
“I know, Gaht?”
Her hand cups irl”
Ga some meatballs and I stand beside her in a comfortable silence, with Ari in my ar happily to no one but herself I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect child, I tell myself My heart beats for this little person inready to try again I didn’t know theof the term selfless, until I experienced the impossible kind of love that just happened after I held her in ht’ve lost Cameron, but maybe some day I’ll find a man who is capable of the kind of love that Ari and I need
“Are you sure you girls will be okay on your own tonight?”
I srandmother “Yes, Gama, we’ll be fine I’hetti and meatballs”
“I’ll ain sweetheart The old folks at the retire forward to a decent hohetti and meatballs”
“Are you sure you don’t have a boy toy there, Ga a brow She swats e sensation, but most welcome
“Don’t be silly! I’ve told you before, those ra No thanks”
“Viagra!” Ari repeats “Viagra! Viagra! Viagra!”
My grand overcohter My eyes water and I feel the tension froh and to s will be ok
My grandmother wipes her tears, and shakes her head playfully at Ari “So, what are you girls going to do for dinner?” she asks, wiping her hands and taking off her apron She takes the spaghetti of the stove and strains it before checking on thewith a delicious scent and the les and I pinch her nose
“Uh,” I look back at rab us some take out from Joe’s”
“I shouldn’t be home late”
“Oh don’t come home early on our account,” I wink “Your boy toy deserves a little more time with you”