Somewhere in the Middle by Tammy Godfrey

Author:Tammy Godfrey [Tammy Godfrey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Warrioress Publishing
Published: 2023-07-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“How was your day, grandson?” Gram was sitting in one of the two chairs on her front porch. The bag I arrived with was packed with my clothes and waiting for me.

“Good. Well, after Mr. Garcia called and gave us status.”

“Is Rosie doing okay?” The concern in Gram’s voice was unmistakable. She liked Mrs. Garcia. Pretty much everyone who met her did.

“As good as can be expected,” I sighed, rubbing my hand through my hair. I couldn’t show how I felt to the Garcia kids, not even Abigail. “The feeling I get is that if they had room in the ICU, they would probably have put her there, but she is still breathing on her own.”

“That’s good news.”

“Yes, it is,” I agreed, hating to think how Abby would react if that changed for the worse. That’s when I noticed something on top of my bag. It was dinner. I wanted to tell Gram that she didn’t need to make our food, but I was sure it wouldn’t go over well, so instead, I said, “I missed cooking with you.”

“I missed the help,” she admitted. “But more for the company than anything else.”

“I’m sorry to leave you alone…”

“Don’t be ridiculous.” Gram didn’t give me a chance to finish. “What choice did you have? Abigail and her family needed you. Besides, I don’t mind being by myself.” There was that no-nonsense voice of hers again, the one that brooked no arguments.

Over the last few weeks, I’d learned that at least part of it was her way of protecting her heart. My grandmother was a strong woman who didn’t suffer fools and liked to control her little piece of the world, but that didn’t mean she didn’t have a big heart. Gram cared. She cared a lot despite the way she talked.

“I admit,” she continued, surprising me as her tone softened slightly. “It was nice to have someone in the kitchen with me. That hasn’t happened since your aunt left home.” A moment later, she was back to her normal terseness. “But it’s not like you don’t have your own life to live.”

“Well, don’t expect to get rid of me that easily.” I’d come to stay here in part because I loved my grandmother and worried about her, but if I were honest, Gram’s house felt far more like home to me.

The fact that I’d gotten a chance to know her better over these last few weeks only made that more authentic and more prominent. Gram was a force of nature, but she was also a rock. I never felt as grounded as I did when I was with her.

“I’ll be visiting a lot more often once this pandemic is over. We still have plenty of recipes in your mother’s recipe box we need to make.” I’d already taken pictures of every single one of them, but that was beside the point. The thought of taking the time to cook each with Gram felt right. “And making them with you is a

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