Prayers for the Dying: Pam of Babylon Book #4 by Jenkins Suzanne

Author:Jenkins, Suzanne [Jenkins, Suzanne]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2012-08-13T04:00:00+00:00

Pam and Steve spoke briefly on the phone and agreed that Nelda needed to be told the truth if she was willing to care for her daughter. But who would do it? Pam didn’t want to, but she didn’t think it was fair to unload the task on Steve. In the end, they decided to get Marie to do it in one of her lucid moments, which occurred throughout the day. He walked out into the kitchen where Nelda was making tea. Marie was up, sitting at the table, looking better.

“My mom’s here,” she said to Steve, winking at him. “Surprise, surprise.”

Nelda wasn’t laughing. “What’s that supposed to mean?” she asked. “I come when I’m needed.”

Marie decided to cut her a break. “Yeah, you do most of the time. So how’d work go, Steve? Who’s going to take my projects?” They chatted about business for a few minutes, Steve putting her mind at ease.

“I’ve got your back, honey. Don’t worry about work.” Nelda listened to the exchange and it brought tears to her eyes. It was obvious that Steve cared for her daughter.

“So I think we should tell your mom our news, Marie.” Steve walked around to the back of her chair and hugged her.

Marie looked up at him, fear and a little confusion mixed together. “You do? Oh boy,” she said.

Nelda was frozen in place. Steve placed his hand over Marie’s sunken belly while Nelda looked on, stunned. She figured it out right away; Marie had to be pregnant. Great! Nelda thought. Pregnant and a brain infection! How much worse could this get? One daughter with AIDS and now a pregnant imbecile.

Marie looked up to speak to Nelda. But by the look on Nelda’s face, a grimace almost, even a confused Marie got it that her mother was on to her. “Well, did you figure it out, Mom? I’m pregnant! Forty-five, fucked up, and pregnant. But I’m happy about it and want the baby, so don’t start with your negative crap.”

“I would never say anything negative about a baby on its way! If you had asked me when you were trying, I may have advised against it, but not after it’s already there. You must have me confused with someone else.” She stood at the sink folding a towel, observing her daughter.

Marie wasn’t finished though. “Yeah, well it wasn’t like we were trying, okay? I didn’t set out to get pregnant, if that’s what you’re driving at.” She looked up at Steve and smiled. “Stevie, I think now is as good a time as any to break the other news.” Steve took a step toward her. He was not sure why but he had the impulse to clamp his hand across her mouth.

Nelda saw the gesture and felt his intention and she started to laugh. “Oh, my! I know exactly what you’re feeling. You don’t know how many times I have wanted to shove a sock down that throat just to shut her up!” What she had just revealed

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