A Woman Like You by G. S. Binkley

Author:G. S. Binkley [Binkley, G. S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: G. S. Binkley
Published: 2014-10-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Dani and Derek sat quietly at the table watching their parents fix breakfast. Neither woman strayed far from the other as they remained in constant contact, touching and kissing while smiles bloomed like flowers in springtime. “Jeez, somebody’s happier this morning than they were last night.”

As Lacy stood at the stove, Gage wrapped her arms around her partner laying her head on the younger woman’s shoulder. “I love you.”

Dani conspiratorially leaned toward her brother. “I bet Gage said she was sorry first.”

“Jage?”

“Yessss?” Gage winked at him.

“Mom? How come you’re not gone yet?” Dani asked. Her mother was usually up and out the door by five-thirty each morning.

“I have a late call today. And, besides, this is Derek first visit to Dr. Charles. After we drop you off at school.” Lacy tapped her daughter’s nose then sat a plate full of food before her.

“Where’s my usual Captain Crunch?” Dani asked.

A well-sculptured arched eyebrow tossed the silent question to which Gage fumbled the response. “It’s been… hectic… in the mornings…..we don’t always have cereal.” Gage shot the little tattle tale a mock smirk. “Thanks a lot, Dani.”

“Hectic?” Lacy asked.

“You know, mom, some people just can’t get up in the morning.” Dani supplied the missing key.

“Oh.” Studying her daughter, she then asked. “How’s your ears doing?”

“Fine.” Dani spat out quickly, knowing her mother was concerned with the slight infection she had after getting her ears pierced. “Did you know I was the last of my friends to get my ears pierced? How embarrassing.” Her last words only housed a small trace of seriousness to them.

“Saved the best for last, huh?” Gage offered off-handedly.

“Gage, how come you always turn things around?” Dani asked seriously.

“Huh?” Gage did a double take upon being asked that question. “Oh, I don’t know.” In a rare moment, Gage pensively revealed a well-concealed nugget of truth about her childhood years. “There was so many things that….happened. I just tried to get away and.. change it in my mind.” Shaking herself from that dark memory, Gage collected her emotions. “I made a game of it. If someone insisted it was dark out, I pretended it was light.”

“You do live in your own world, don’t you?” Dani astutely recalled Gage’s wild imagination when it came to storytelling.

Lacy stood when she heard the telephone ring. “Dani? Finish up.”

Gage cleared the table then grabbed the small boy while Lacy talked on the telephone. When she sat Derek on the couch, Gage noted the disappointed expression Lacy wore. “What is it?”

“Ryan. They’ve changed the schedule. He wants me in as soon as possible.” Lacy watched her daughter walk back in from her bedroom with books in hand. “Come on, honey.”

Gage stopped Lacy at the door. “It’s okay.” Pulling her lover in for a reassuring hug. “Derek and I can go it alone this time. It’s only a consultation.”

“I know.” She said sadly. “This is exactly why I wanted to take some time off. I’m tired of missing out on my children’s lives.” Glad to be able to share her burden, Lacy finally accepted the change of plans.

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