Family ties by Danielle Steel
Author:Danielle Steel [Danielle Steel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Roman
ISBN: 9780385343169
Published: 2010-09-15T11:45:24+00:00
Chapter 13
It was harder than Annie had expected getting dressed the next day. Getting into the shower and not falling had been challenging, as she tried to stand on one foot. And by the time she got to the kitchen on crutches, she was exhausted. But she had too much work to do to stay home. Kate helped her get downstairs and into a taxi, and Annie got to her office at ten oâclock, which was rare for her, and she wouldnât be able to do job site visits for a while, at least a few days, she told herself.
Ted finally called her that morning and apologized for not calling her back sooner. He said heâd been really busy. Katie had texted him to tell him about Annieâs ankle the night before, so he knew about it and asked how she was.
âIâm fine. It hurts like hell, but itâs nothing. Just a sprain. Iâve been calling you about your sister. Are you aware that she dropped out of school and is working in a tattoo parlor?â Annie was upset about it all over again as she told him. The ankle was unimportant compared to that.
âYouâre kidding, right?â
âI wish I were. Iâm dead serious, and so is she. She took a semester off, and sheâs working at a tattoo parlor on Ninth Avenue, and considers it graphic art.â
âThatâs disgusting. And no, the little shit didnât tell me. Do you want me to talk to her?â He sounded as upset as Annie still was. Dropping out of school was major to them.
âYes, but I donât think itâll do anything. Maybe sheâll listen to you, but I doubt it. Sheâs determined to take some time off from school.â
âI think thatâs a stupid idea, and Iâll tell her so.â Sometimes Kate listened to her siblings more than to her aunt, so Annie was briefly hopeful, but once Katie made her mind up, it was always hard to sway her, and Ted knew that too. She and Annie had that in common. They were both fiercely stubborn.
âWhat about you? Are you okay? Youâre awfully quiet these days. I worry about you,â Annie said gently. She worried about them all.
âIâm fine,â he said, sounding gruff. He had been with Pattie every moment that the kids werenât there, and he felt like he never had free time now. He was constantly running back and forth to her apartment, or making love to her. He hadnât seen any of his friends for weeks. But he said none of that to Annie. There was no way he could tell her about an affair with a woman twelve years older than he was. He knew that Annie would never understand it, and sometimes he wasnât sure he understood it himself. It had just happened, and now the relationship had a life of its own and was moving ahead at lightning speed, like an express train, with Pattie at the wheel.
âCome and have dinner at the apartment sometime. I miss you,â Annie suggested, and Ted sighed.
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