Beyond 4/20

Author:Heaton, Lisa
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-21T16:00:00+00:00

Hours later, Tuck sat in the living room of Chelsea’s house alone. Everyone was in bed, including Chelsea. She had been in bed since he brought her home that afternoon. He had made dinner for the girls and gone through the usual nighttime routine, all the while wondering how Chelsea was doing. Though he considered checking in on her, he couldn’t bring himself to. At dinnertime, he sent Lucy to see if she was hungry. He couldn’t stand the thought of looking at her sad face and seeing how much she missed John. A truck ride home was quite enough for the day.

“I thought you had gone home.”

Chelsea had been standing in the doorway watching Tuck for some time. He was bent, sitting with his elbows on his knees, maybe praying.

“I’m about to head out.”

She moved to sit beside him. “I’m glad you’re still here. I wanted to thank you and say how sorry I am.”

“For what and for what?” He moved her hair from her face.

“For all you do and for how you’ve had to pick up the pieces.”

He smiled weakly, hardly feeling like smiling but wanting to reassure her. “No thanks necessary. I’m glad I can be here for you.”

“Whatever this is,” she waved her hand between them and then toward the stairs indicating she meant the girls too, “I’m so thankful for it. I’m thankful you’re putting up with me.”

“You’ve gotta know by now, I’ll always be here.”

Leaning her head over to rest it on his shoulder, she whispered, “I know by now.”

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