Scene Change by J.A. Armstrong

Author:J.A. Armstrong [Armstrong, J.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: series, romance, Actress
Publisher: Bumbling Bard Creations
Published: 2019-06-28T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

A WEEK LATER

“I was surprised to get your call.”

Emma shrugged. “Why would you be surprised that I would call?”

“You did just leave,” Sherry Bronson reminded her daughter.

“True.”

“So? Care to tell me why you requested my visit?’

“Addy and I have decided to sell this house.”

“Yes, I know.”

Emma shook her head. “We’re selling it to Christie and Tam.”

“Isn’t that a good thing?”

“I think so.”

“Emmie?”

“Eventually, Addy and I will need to find someplace here—a second home.”

“This isn’t exactly news,” Sherry pointed out.

“Mom, Kansas will be home, not Los Angeles.”

“Are you sure that’s what you want?”

“For now,” Emma said. “I don’t know what the right decision is, Mom. That’s the truth. I know this is what I need to do. I worry sometimes that if I step too far away, I will lose—”

“The ability to step back,” Sherry guessed.

“More like the desire,” Emma admitted. “I’ve always battled this demon.”

“Demon?”

“That’s what I would call it. Is it too much to hope that I can have my career and still have the life with Addy and the kids that I want?”

“Don’t you already have the life with Addy that you want?”

“I do, but—”

“But you want to work.”

Emma nodded. “And, I wonder if that is fair to them—the kids most of all.”

“I know you do. Emmie, listen to me for a minute. You need to stop trying to be what you think is the right kind of mother and be Emma.”

“What does that mean?”

“Those girls adore both you and Addison. I know there are days they test your patience. God knows, you and your brothers tested mine over the years.”

Emma laughed.

“You all grew into compassionate, capable adults, and you’re all terrific parents. That’s the best thing any parent can hope for—that their children grow to become good people.”

“You were always there for us,” Emma said.

“Was I? You’re referring to the fact that I stayed home through most of your childhood.”

“Partly. We had structure.”

“Vicki and Hannah have structure,” Sherry replied. “Plenty of it. You need to stop thinking that a perfect schedule is the same as structure. You’ve set healthy boundaries for the kids. I’ve seen it. They know their limits, and they know that you love them.”

“Mom,” Emma began with a sigh. “The things that they will be exposed to if—”

“Emma,” Sherry addressed her daughter firmly. “You’ve been home for almost four years. You’re not on a show. I walk into the grocery store and your face is still on one of those litter-box liners.”

Emma chuckled uncomfortably.

“You can’t shelter the kids from everything. You have to trust that you and Addison, that the structure you have put into place, and that your parenting will get them through their unique circumstance. Moving to Kansas will give them some distance. I agree with you and Addison on that point. But Emma, you will always be Emmie, Mrs. Blake, and Emma Bronson. They are all a part of who you are, and that is who we all love.”

“Sometimes, they do feel like separate people,” Emma offered.

“Well, welcome to life. That’s no different for anyone, sweetheart.

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