A Short Walk Home by David Cry

Author:David Cry [Cry, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-57826-568-8
Publisher: Hatherleigh Press
Published: 2015-06-30T04:00:00+00:00

Jaymee set out to live as normal a life as possible with Logan, and she did an exceptional job. As Logan grew up, he attended school and played sports, like most other kids his age. The first time I ever saw him, I met a well-adjusted young man. That having been said, when Logan and Jaymee moved to Louisiana, he did tend to give me grief. I guess that, in his mind, I had stolen his mother. He wasn’t getting as much attention as he was used to, and even though I made efforts to reach out to him, there was a distance between us during those first few months. He called me “Dad,” but I often heard reluctance in his voice. It didn’t hurt my feelings; he was, after all, still a child. He was very mature for his age, but deep down he was a 5-year-old boy, and likely confused by all of the change he was experiencing.

Over time, things did improve. I saw in Logan a heightened sensitivity that I could relate to. We both altered certain things in our routines as we adjusted to one another, and I believe that he did finally accept me as a man who loved him. Jaymee struggled through some of this as well, but was pleased when we arrived at a happy medium. After all, Jaymee’s greatest desire was to have a happy family.

Our coming together finally signified Jaymee’s first real steps toward realizing her dreams. By entering my world, she was introduced to all of the trustworthy, hard-working people I’d grown up around. Jaymee was immediately surrounded by caring mothers and fathers. She began to associate with people—a lot of people—who were genuinely concerned for her well-being. Jaymee took to all of this like a duck to water, swimming forward from day one.

While our life together was far from perfect (we endured Hurricane Katrina just 62 days after saying, “I do”) we managed to first survive, and then thrive together. It is amazing what love can do.

We then moved to Tulsa, as Jaymee was a bit intimidated by the thought of another storm. Life in Tulsa wasn’t always easy for me. After all, New Orleans is where I’d become the person I am. The influences there are more powerful than one might imagine; I didn’t just live there, my entire identity was wrapped up in that community. And with no offense intended toward Tulsa, the network of support available to us in Louisiana was vast. Little did we know how much we would need it.

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