Country Love by Leeanna Morgan

Author:Leeanna Morgan [Morgan, Leeanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rogan Press

Going for an early Sunday morning run with Molly was something Becky usually looked forward to. This morning was different. She’d had to drag herself out of bed and stumble down the hallway. Going to sleep earlier would have helped but, after they’d arrived home from the creamery, Sean had stayed for coffee and they’d talked until the small hours of the morning.

Her heart felt less heavy after he left, but the rest of her body was a disaster.

By the time she’d made it to the kitchen, Mary was already up and dressed, and eating Corn Flakes at the kitchen table.

“I made you some breakfast. It’s beside the kettle.”

Becky kissed the top of her head and smiled at the two slices of toast covered in a thick layer of apricot jam. “Thank you. It looks lovely.” Mary enjoyed their Sunday morning ritual of riding her bicycle beside her and Molly, chatting away about anything and everything that was happening. They’d often have to slow down or stop because they were laughing so hard.

She wasn’t sure there would be much laughter this morning. Not after Edith’s visit.

Mary’s therapist wouldn’t tell her what had been said, but it didn’t matter. From what Mary had told them, Edith’s main objective was to convince her to move to Milwaukee.

“Have you thought about getting a kitten?”

Becky rubbed her temples. A lack of sleep combined with a massive dose of stress had given her a headache. “Not yet. Can we talk about it tomorrow?”

“Okay.” Mary pulled out a kitchen chair and opened Becky’s laptop. “Aunt Molly said if you want something real bad you need to make a list and figure out a plan for getting it.” With a worried frown creasing her brow, she lifted her eyes to Becky. “I made my plan.”

Becky was impressed and worried. If Mary had deleted any of the other files on her laptop, Happy Petals would be a lot harder to manage. And that paled in comparison to any conversations she’d need to have with her accountant if her financial records had disappeared.

With a sense of dread, she studied the document Mary had opened. It wasn’t bad for a six-year-old. “How did you learn to do this?”

“Aunt Molly showed me. She knows everything about computers.”

Becky smelled a rat—a pretty, dark-haired variety who took great photos—but a rat all the same. Molly thought Becky’s reluctance to get a kitten was based on things that didn’t matter. But she had sound, practical reasons for why it wasn’t a good idea.

“Sally said she can give us a water bowl, some kitten food, and some toys. All we have to do is teach it how to go potty.”

“That sounds easy.”

Mary’s eyes widened. “We can get one?”

“No…I mean, not yet.” The excitement on Mary’s face disappeared. “I have a really bad headache. We’ll talk about it after lunch.”

“But that’s ages away.”

“It’s only a few hours. Why don’t you tell me about the document you made?”

Reluctantly, Mary kneeled on the chair and pointed to the screen.

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