Finding Their Forever Family by Caroline Anderson
Author:Caroline Anderson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2022-12-29T21:10:42+00:00
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Emily and the children went, and the house felt weirdly empty. He reminded himself that that was a good thing, because his mother needed quiet, but it still felt somehow wrong.
His mother woke a little later and called him, and he tapped on the door and went in, to find her sitting on the edge of the bed looking helpless.
âI canât get dressed,â she said crossly, and he could tell she was on the verge of tears. That shocked him, because his mother never, ever cried. Well, that wasnât quite true. Thereâd been a lot of crying when his father died, but since then sheâd just soldiered on. Maybe for too long...
He sat down on the bed beside her and put his arm round her shoulders. âItâs OK. I can help you.â
âYou canât. Not really, not enough. I must have hurt my left wrist as well when I fell, and Iâve been lying here thinking about it, and there are all sorts of things Iâm not going to be able to do for myself. I canât even make a cup of tea, because I canât lift a kettle with either hand, and anyway thereâs all the personal stuff, like getting washed and dressed.â
âI can helpââ
âNo! Oliver, you canât,â she said, her voice firming up. âI know youâre a doctor, I know youâve seen it all, but you havenât seen mine, and youâre not going to. Youâre my son, not my doctor, not my carer. Can you ask Emily to come and help me, please?â
He sighed quietly. He hadnât anticipated this at all. Perhaps he should have done. âSheâs not here.â
âNot here?â
âNo. Sheâs gone home with the children for the weekend. I told her we could manage.â
âWell, I canât, apparently, and you arenât going to do those things for me and thatâs an end to it.â
âSo what do you suggest?â he asked, feeling totally blindsided by this, because he really, really hadnât thought it through.
âIâm going to ring Catherine.â
âCatherine?â
âYes, Catherine. My sister. Your aunt.â
âI know perfectly well who youâre talking about, Mum, but what are you suggesting? That she comes and stays here?â
âNo. Iâm going to ask if I can go and stay with her for a few weeks. Iâm sure sheâll say yes, and itâll give me some company in the day.â
âWeeks? Really?â
âWell, why not? Sheâs alone, Iâm alone, sheâs got a garden suitable for Berry, she can walk herâI donât see whatâs wrong with it. Emily will have enough to do without worrying about me and the dog, and anyway, she wonât be here in the day so what happens then?â
He frowned. âIt might not be Emily.â
âWhat do you mean? You said she was going to stay here and take over from me for a little while.â
âShe isâshe was, but itâs a heck of an imposition, and I assumed youâd be here, so I was thinking of getting an au pair. She could help you, just until your other wrist is better.â
She frowned. âNever mind about me,
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