Mental Training by S B Sheeran

Author:S B Sheeran [Sheeran, S B]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-06-10T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

Saturday afternoon Olivia left work early to drive thirty minutes to her parent’s house. She used the quiet to rehearse what she wanted to say to her family. There was no doubt in her mind that they would be shocked and ask a million questions, but she took comfort in knowing that they wouldn’t disown her or anything like that. Her family had their values, but judging others for their lifestyles wasn’t something they practiced. Even when they disagreed with it.

Olivia groaned in dread when she pulled up to her parent’s house and spotted her oldest brother’s, Rich, SUV parked in front. She considered then and there driving back to Springs, but resolutely put her car in park. Either way Rich would hear about it and probably give her grief over it. That was the story of her life growing up with three brothers and being the youngest child.

She grabbed the cucumber salad Gracie prepared for her from the passenger’s seat and stepped out into the dry afternoon. Thunderstorms once again clouded in the south horizon and boomed in the distance as they approached steadily with the help of a gusty breeze. Olivia paused in front of the door in the gate, smoothing a nervous hand over her hair. This was it. She had to be strong now.

Her family was gathered underneath the latticed porch and the smell of barbecued chicken washed over Olivia in a warm breeze. She walked along the stone pathway towards them and forced a pleasant smile on her face when they turned to greet her with a wave.

“Aunt Olive is here!” Jessie exclaimed, brown curls bouncing as she sprinted forward.

Olivia smiled down at her niece hugging her legs tightly and smoothed an affectionate down the back of her curls. She took Jessie’s smaller and sweaty hand in hers and swung it playfully between them as they walked up to the porch.

“There’s my baby sister, Olive.” Rich said, grinning widely at her. He swept her up into a fierce one armed hug. “Mom wasn’t kidding when she said you lost weight. When did you get arm muscles?”

“You sound a little nervous, bro.” Olivia said, grinning. She tightened her hand into a fist and waved it threateningly at him. “Now that you know that I can kick your ass.”

Rich chuckled, shaking his head in bemusement. “Whatever floats your boat, sis. I could still totally kick your ass.”

He sat down in a chair around the tiled table. After hugging her parents hello, Olivia sat in the chair next to Rich’s and swung it around to face him. “Where’s your wife, by the way?”

“Oh, at work. Somebody called in sick. You know how it is working in retail. If one person calls in sick, the whole store goes into chaos.” Rich said, rolling his eyes dramatically.

Olivia laughed in amusement. “Yeah, I know. I remember what it’s like working for a retail store. It’s pretty damn close working for hell.”

“How’s your job going? Mom says you got a new job.

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