Love and Sorrow (Small Town Secrets Book 5) by Jade C. Jamison

Author:Jade C. Jamison [Jamison, Jade C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

The following Monday evening, I got a call from Kevin. “How’s Sarah doing?”

“She seems to be all right.”

“Like we’d discussed, I’m going to start spending a few minutes with her each week, pulling her out of class, to see how I can help. But I wanted to make sure you’re still okay with that.”

“Of course.”

“Great.” During the pause, I figured he was getting ready to say goodbye. But he had something else in mind. “I, uh, also wondered if you were free this weekend.”

I knew my schedule, so I didn’t even have to check. “Friday night, yes, but I have work and school on Saturday, and I work Sunday night.”

“I was just wondering if you wanted to get together, maybe go out to dinner. Friday night would be great.”

He could provide distraction from my Justin problem. “Sure. My son will be at his dad’s, so I’ll just need to see if I can find someone to watch Sarah.”

There was another pause, and I tried to picture what expression was on his face. “If it’s a problem, we can do it some other time. Or maybe we could bring her along, too. Might be good for her.”

“Okay. I’ll let you know.” When I hung up, I thought he must be a pretty good guy. After all, how many men would not only ask a woman out on a date—but then offer to have the kid along, too?

When I called my mom, now that I was trying to limit Noreen’s time with my kids (especially if I were on a date), my mother said that she’d not only be happy to babysit but also offered to drive Sarah back Saturday afternoon. While that seemed unusual, I wasn’t about to question it.

The next day, near the end of Sarah’s psychologist appointment, Rebecca came out and sat next to me. I was the only person in the lobby, so it wasn’t a big deal.

But it was strange.

I asked, “What’s going on?”

“I wanted to let you know we’ve made some incredible breakthroughs today. She’s talking. I’m not at the root of the cause yet, but I think I’m close. I’m still not pressuring her. I think if I do that, we won’t get anywhere.”

“Do you think she’s bipolar or schizophrenic or anything like that?”

“Oh, no. Absolutely not. What’s happening with her doesn’t seem like a disorder. She’s displaying behaviors that indicate trauma.”

“Trauma? What do you mean?”

“Something has definitely happened to her. I just need to find out what.”

“What do you think it could be?”

“I hate to speculate. I could guess, but if I were wrong, I could be planting suggestions, so I’d rather just wait until Sarah is ready to tell us. We are getting there. We’ve had some good conversations so far.”

I thanked her but wondered how long this whole process was going to take. And, while Sarah might have been talking to her psychologist, I could barely get two sentences out of her on our trip home—not to mention, the copays were adding up with nothing to show for it thus far.

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