Liam’s Lily by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer [Mayer, Dale]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction, military, romance
ISBN: 9781773360706
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Lilianna hoped Katie was at the front desk. She walked down the hallway, her mind churning and guilt eating her up. The trouble was, guilt wouldn’t get her anywhere.

What she really needed was answers, and she needed them fast. The fact that her father was awake and appeared to be cognizant was an unbelievable miracle. It made her feel all the guiltier that he hadn’t been this way for the last two years. She understood his initial problem had been grief, but would he have come out of that with some better medical assistance? Particularly in the last four months?

He was definitely struggling to throw off the effects of whatever it was he’d been under. And his body was weak. But inside she was so damn proud of him. He was awake; he did appear to be aware, and, if nothing else, he was back to being the father she hadn’t seen in a long time.

Tears came to her eyes. She brushed them away as she walked up to the reception desk. She glanced around and said, “Is Katie still here?”

Katie peeked around the wall and smiled. “Lilianna, what can I do for you?” Then she cocked her head. “Are you crying? What’s the matter?”

From the alarm in Katie’s voice, Lilianna realized Katie thought something bad had happened. Lilianna gave her a watery smile. “Something very good. My father is much, much better. He’s talking. He’s cognizant. He knows who I am. He appears to be pulling out of whatever funk he was in.”

Katie’s face lit up. “Oh, my God! That’s fantastic. I’m so happy for you.”

Lilianna nodded. “He’s gotten up, showered and shaved. And now we’re looking for his clothes. He says he doesn’t feel like himself wearing pajamas.”

Katie nodded. “Isn’t that the truth? It just seems to make us feel more invalid when we’re in pajamas.” She frowned. “But I’m not sure where his clothes are. Did you check his room?”

Lilianna shrugged. “I gave it a cursory look, but it’s likely been a couple months since he dressed.”

“Oh, dear. Well, all his personal belongings should be in a locker. Let me check in the back.” She disappeared around the wall.

“I sure hope he’s got something to wear,” Lilianna muttered, her mind already racing, figuring out how she could get her father’s clothing back. Because what she didn’t know was what Brianna might have done with all her father’s belongings in his house. Regarding her sister, Lilianna had this burning anger inside. That somebody could willfully do something to hurt her father, and be a family member, his own daughter, was just beyond comprehension.

Her mind ran out of options. There were only so many excuses she could make for Brianna. Lilianna didn’t want to think Carlos was involved. But, then again, at one point she had trusted him with her body and her future. And he had betrayed both. How the hell was she supposed to deal with that? If he could do that, there was no end to the things he could do.

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