Breaking the Ties That Bind by Gwynne Forster

Author:Gwynne Forster [Forster, Gwynne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2011-08-28T14:00:00+00:00

Later, Sam stood with Kendra beside the closet in her foyer helping her out of her coat. “You gave me a shock tonight. Is there any way that you can get your mother to straighten out her life and stop damaging yours? That interview was a triumph, a big coup for you—and a glimpse of her demoralized you. Do you want us to talk to her together, to get some kind of understanding with her? I can’t bear to see you the way you were after you saw her. You deserve better.”

She took a deep breath and, shaking her head slowly, she said, “You can’t reason with her, Sam. And you can’t rely on her promises. She does and says what suits her at the moment. I don’t think she’s mean, though Papa disagrees, but I still can’t deal with her.”

“She’s counting on that, Kendra. What’s keeping her under control these days?”

“My uncle. Her older brother. If she contacts me, he’ll have her bail revoked, and she’ll have to serve out that jail sentence for driving an unregistered car with a suspended license.”

“You told me about that. Why was her license suspended?”

“She had numerous traffic violations, and didn’t pay any of her fines. Then, she drove down a one-way street the wrong way, and when the police caught her, she was rude. She lost her license.”

“I see. She’s antisocial.”

“That’s one way of putting it.”

It was not the time for what he wanted and needed with her, although it would have been perfect if she hadn’t seen her mother. “Can we be together tomorrow after you finish studying?”

“Great. That heavy snow made it possible for me to catch up with my studies, so any time after one will be fine. I’m going to church with Papa, and I’ll be home by eleven-thirty. Say, why don’t we come back here for dinner? It won’t be as fancy as I’m capable of making it, but it will be nice.”

“I like that.” And he did. He wanted to know if he could be comfortable in her environment, and so far he wasn’t sure.

“Okay, dress casually and comfortably, but not in sneakers or jeans.”

“All right.” His jaw nearly dropped when she looked up at him and said, “I love being with you so much. I’m never ready to leave you.”

Quickly gathering his aplomb, he said, “I thought it was only I who felt that way.” He got no warning for the unprecipitated and uninvited stirring in his groin.

“We’ll be together tomorrow,” he said, as much to himself as to her.

“I’m looking forward to it. By the way, I think your dad and Edwina are on a one-way trail. They’re like teenagers.”

“Yeah. They’re not letting any grass grow under their feet. But that’s the way my dad moves. He studies a problem, decides what course he’ll take, and doesn’t look back. I think he’s fortunate, and I like her more each time I see her.”

“I guess you do. She’s besotted with him. I like her too, very much.

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