Lily by Chris Keniston
Author:Chris Keniston [Keniston, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Indie House Publishing
Published: 2019-05-31T16:00:00+00:00
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“There you are.” The General stopped mid-stride at the site of Lily’s approach. Her entire family currently at the lake had gathered in the waiting room for moral support. Her mom sat close to her youngest daughter, offering silent comfort. Normally it would take an act of God to keep her mom, the funeral director, from leaving her post if there was a scheduled wake, like tonight. Apparently a daughter’s near miss at manslaughter rated right up there. Violet had taken up her spot on the floor, sitting cross-legged and eyes closed. Even her cousin Iris sat with Callie and Cindy chatting. Installed in a comfy easy chair, her grandmother worked diligently on her latest effort at a crochet masterpiece, but it was her grandfather whose ever constant show of family strength made nervous pacing look more like a military parade. “What’s the prognosis?” he asked.
“All in all, we dodged a bullet. They are keeping him a little longer for observation. But he’ll be able to come home after that.”
“If you ask me,” their neighbor Ralph, who had insisted on coming with everyone for moral support, put down the magazine he’d pretended to read and flashed a cocky grin, “seems like an awful lot of trouble on the young man’s part to avoid your grandfather and me mopping the floor with him at whist.”
Lily tried really hard to smile at the old man’s attempt to lighten the mood. “Somehow I don’t think that’s what happened here.”
By now, Violet had pushed to her feet, and stood beside her cousins. “So what’s the game plan now?”
“I have to keep a lookout for any signs of recurring difficulties for the rest of the night.” She didn’t even want to consider how differently things could have turned out this evening.
Violet nodded, her eyes twinkling. “I’m in.”
“Me too.” Callie slipped her hand around Lily’s waist and squeezed.
Her mother came up on her other side and kissed her cheek. “What do you need us to do?”
“Nothing really.” Working with foods for as long as she had, Lily had seen more than her share of allergic reactions at all stages. She understood exactly what to keep an eye out for and what the risks were long before the doctor intercepted her on the way to the waiting room with his list of cautions.
“Well,” Virginia Hart Nelson tucked a stray shock of hair behind her daughter’s ear, “there may be nothing for us to do, but there’s no reason at least one or two of us can’t do nothing with you. I know for a fact this family can be very good at watch and wait.”
“Thank you.” The truth was, after the events of the last two days, sole responsibility for the safety of Cole McIntyre was the last thing she wanted. She didn’t think she could handle another life-threatening episode.
Sporting a satisfied look of the cat who had caught the canary, Violet rubbed her hands together vigorously. “I volunteer to make the sacrifice and help my cousin look after the hunky fireman.
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