Be It Ever So Humble by Jenifer Jenkins

Author:Jenifer Jenkins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, Romantic Comedy, Coming of Age, Small Town Romance, Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Jenifer Jenkins
Published: 2020-09-17T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

I awoke to the sound of the house phone ringing and blearily made my way into the kitchen to answer. John beat me to it, having slept on the couch the night before. I listened as he made vague, one-word responses. Then he handed the phone to me. “It’s Martha,” was the only information he offered.

I took the phone and said, “Hello? Aunt Martha?”

“Yes, dear,” she responded. “How are you doing, Sissy?”

“I’m fine. What about you? How are you? How’s Uncle Kenny doing?”

My aunt sighed. “Well, they want him to stay at least another night for observation. Which brings me to my next question.” She hesitated, and I began to worry. “Would it be all right if I stay here tonight and John stays there with you again?”

“Oh,” I breathed, “of course. That’s not a problem at all. I was afraid something was really wrong.”

“You’re getting along, then?” she asked. I could hear the hopefulness in her voice.

“Sure, sure.”

She let out an exaggerated phew and said, “Well, we’re glad to hear it. I was a bit concerned that you wouldn’t like the arrangement. Especially not for two days. Even if Kenneth needs to stay here any longer, I’ll come home tomorrow no matter what.”

“Please don’t worry about me. You stay there with Uncle Kenny and make sure he’s okay. Really. I will be fine. If you’re worried about either of us in this arrangement, you should worry about John. He has his hands full with me, you know.” Even though I was trying to play nice, I wasn’t about to let her forget their “handful” comment from my first day here. “And I’m sure you have your hands full at the hospital.”

“Ask her if they need us to bring anything,” John spoke loudly enough that she could hear him in the receiver.

I started to relay the question, “John wants to know—”

“Yes, dear, I heard,” Aunt Martha responded. “And, no, we will be just fine. You two take care of each other. I have to go. Doctor Gerry just walked in. Bye-bye.”

My aunt hung up the phone, and I followed suit. I began to relay the message to John, but he cut me off. “I heard her. Those old phones are so loud.” He smiled and casually leaned back against the counter. “So... what should we do today?”

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.