What Mother Never Told Me by Donna Hill

Author:Donna Hill [Hill, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 9781460313305
Google: m_yEUFMSbZsC
Amazon: B00BED26PY
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-05-28T04:00:00+00:00

Gracie arrived by noon, which gave Leslie a good half hour to get herself ready, although she wouldn’t have a minute left to spare. The moment Gracie arrived, Theresa’s eyes brightened like a light in a dark room. Leslie’s feelings for Gracie hovered on the fence. On one side she desperately needed her to make living with her mother bearable. On the other she resented the give-and-take between her mother and Gracie. Theresa saved her weak smiles, eagerness and mini-milestones of physical improvement all for Gracie. All she got were grunts, and looks of scorn or disappointment—she no longer knew the difference. Her mother had such a low level of tolerance that nightly Leslie questioned why she bothered.

As she put on her wool coat, which was getting too small, she knew why she bothered. There was a tiny part of her—the little girl in her—that was still looking for her mother’s love and acceptance. And maybe if she ever attained it, maybe if her mother could ever love her enough, she would tell her what she needed and deserved to know about who she was.

Leslie buttoned her too-tight coat, threw a wool scarf around her neck and heard the shredding sound of the inside lining of her coat opening up like a chasm. Muttering a curse she turned over her shoulder. “I should only be gone a couple of hours. But I’d really appreciate it if you could stay until I get back, just in case I’m running late.”

Gracie waved her hand and took a seat next to Theresa, who sat in the recliner with a food tray in front of her. “We’ll be fine.” She patted Theresa’s hand. “We have exercises to do today.” She winked at Theresa, who smacked her hand.

“’Bye, Ma.”

Theresa didn’t bother to look at her daughter, focusing instead on Judge Judy.

Gracie looked at her over Theresa’s head and mouthed, Go on, we’ll be fine. Do good.

Leslie’s chest pinched. If it weren’t for Gracie giving her those words of encouragement and, of course, Celeste, she didn’t know what she would do. She pressed her lips tightly together, turned and walked out.

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