All the Reasons I Need by Jaime Clevenger

Author:Jaime Clevenger
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781642470574
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 2019-08-15T07:00:00+00:00

Kate didn’t enjoy the lounge chair for long. Carly convinced her to try the slide and soon she was laughing and splashing in the pool. When Reed reappeared, calling to the kids to say it was time for a break, Kate realized she could have missed Mo passing by the pool. She hopped out and grabbed a towel.

“What time is it?”

“Almost two. We’re going to that Coconut Cabana that Terri was talking about for snacks,” Reed said. “Want to join us?”

“No…I want to wait for Mo.” Kate checked her phone. No missed calls or texts.

“I figured.”

From the note of understanding in Reed’s voice, Kate knew that Julia had told Reed about her troubles with Mo. “Anyway, if Mo doesn’t text me, I’ve got a book to finish.” Kate leaned down to wrap a towel around a shivering Carly. Her brain needed a break from obsessing about what she wanted to say to Mo. “And one of those hammocks on the beach has my name on it.”

“Which one?” Carly asked. “Can I see it?”

“Did you use a sharpie?” Bryn wondered. “I want a hammock with my name on it.”

“She didn’t mean that literally,” Reed said. “Aunt Kate wouldn’t write on a hammock.”

“Someone else could have,” Bryn argued. “Like Aunt Mo.”

Carly, who was still shivering despite the towel, said, “One time Aunt Mo drew a heart with your name on it, Aunt Kate. It was in the middle of our sidewalk for a long time.”

“But she didn’t use a sharpie. It was chalk. And then one day it rained and all of our drawings washed away.” Bryn scowled. “And we’d worked so hard on that rainbow unicorn.”

“A rainbow unicorn sounds like a tricky thing to draw,” Kate said, trying not to think about Mo’s drawing. Clearly she’d only been goofing around with the kids. A chalk heart didn’t necessarily mean anything.

“That was my idea,” Bryn said, puffing up her chest.

“I added the rainbows,” Carly argued. “It didn’t look good until I colored in the rainbows.”

“Yes, it did,” Bryn shot back.

“Okay, you two. Time to get some food before the real fighting starts.” Reed smiled at Kate. “A hammock and a book sound perfect. I can almost remember those days…”

Reed led Carly and Bryn away from the pool, intervening as they bickered and pushed each other. It wasn’t long before one of them yelled and the other started crying. Reed crouched down, said something, and scooped up both kids. Kate eyed the path down to the beach. As much as she wanted to check on Mo, she didn’t want to chase her down.

When Kate got back to the room, laying down on the bed sounded decidedly better than a long walk back to the hammock. There was clear evidence that the housecleaner had been through the room, but the bed sheets were askew and the room still had a vague scent of Mo’s cologne.

Kate set her bag down and smoothed the sheet. She kicked off her sandals and stretched out on top of the covers, promising herself that she’d only rest for a moment.

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