the Gift (1994) by Steel Danielle

Author:Steel, Danielle [Danielle, Steel,]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2010-12-19T00:40:41.812000+00:00

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I22.! Jhrried for both of them, they had taken so much on.

Maribeth r accident, and Tommy out of kindness know, Mom." And if he had anything to say about it, he i. wouldn't let her.

.. When Maribeth walked slowly out of Annie's room at dinnertime, Tommy was at the kitchen table, doing homework. "How do you feel?" he asked, smiling up at her. She looked efreshed and prettier than ever.

"Like I've been much too lazy." She looked at his mother apologtically as she finished dinner. Liz was cooking often these days, and even Tommy loved it.

"Sit down, young lady. You're not supposed to be wandering around.

You heard what the doctor said. Bed, or at least a chair.

Tommy, push your friend into a chair, please. And no, you may not take her out skating again tomorrow." They both grinned at her like naughty children, and she handed them each a freshly akcd chocolate cookie.

She liked having young people in the house again. She was happy Tommy had brought her home to them. It was fun having a young girl around.

It reminded her that she would never see Annie grown up, and yet she enjoyed being with Maribeth, and so did John. He was happy to find them all in the kitchen when he got home from some unexpected Saturday afternoon work at the office.

"What's going on here? A meeting?" he teased them, pleased to encounter the festive atmosphere in his long-silent kitchen.

A scolding. Tommy tried to kill Maribeth today, he took her skating."

"Oh for heaven's sake . . . why not football?" He looked at him, reminded again of how young they both were. But she seemed to have survived it.

"We thought we'd try football tomorrow, Dad. After hockey."

, "Excellent plan." He grinned at both of them, happy that nothing had gone wrong. And after dinner that night, they all played charades and then Scrabble. Maribeth got two sevenletter words, and Liz brought her up to date on the school's position about her assignments. They were willing to give her credit and equivalency, and if she was willing to let Liz give her four exams by the end of the year, they were not only willing to acknowledge completion of her junior year, but roughly half her senior year as well. The work she'd turned in had been firstrate, and if she did well in her exams, she would only have one semester to complete before graduation.

"You did it, kiddo," she congratulated her, proud of her, just as she would have been of one of her students.

"No, I didn't," Maribeth beamed, "you did." And then she let out a happy little squeal and reminded Tommy that she was now a senior.

"Don't let it go to your head. You know, my mom could still flunk you if she wanted. She might too, she's really tough on seniors."

They were all in high spirits, even the baby that night. It had gotten its energy back with a vengeance and was kicking Maribeth visibly every five minutes.

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