The House by Eden Darry

Author:Eden Darry [Darry, Eden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635553963
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2019-02-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

When Sadie woke up, Fin was already gone. She reached over and felt Fin’s side of the bed. Cold. Sadie was aware of her tossing and turning in the night, and a few times she’d cried out in her sleep. Sadie guessed it was the stress of the last few months, and she was worried about her. Fin had been a rock for her, never complaining and taking on most of the load, much more than she could reasonably be expected to. But she had done it willingly, and Sadie knew she was lucky to have her.

Perhaps it was being away and not seeing her for a few days, but Sadie thought she looked drawn and like she’d lost weight. She seemed exhausted. Sadie decided it was her turn to pick up some of the slack and let Fin rest. She was going to deal with the children this morning but Fin was already up.

Sadie dressed and went into the kitchen. Fin was hunched over the table with Lucy and Liam. They were doing the spot-the-difference puzzle in one of Liam’s magazines.

“What time did you get up?” she asked, bending to kiss Fin and brush her hair out of her eyes.

“Miss Lucy decided to get me up at six.”

Sadie poured herself coffee. “I could have gotten up with her.”

“It’s fine—you’ve been on your own with them. It’s probably my turn. Besides, I was already awake.”

“Mama.” Lucy drew Fin’s attention away before Sadie could ask about her bad dreams.

She stood and watched them for a minute. Liam was serious, studying each picture with intent. Lucy tried to turn the page, already bored with the game, while Fin absently batted her hand away then tickled her. Sadie felt a huge swell of love for them. If Lance Sherry’d had his way, they wouldn’t be here like this now, and she was again struck by how fragile life was.

Upstairs, a door slammed. Sadie jumped, nearly dropping her mug.

“What was that?” asked Liam, looking worried.

“Koosh,” Lucy replied with authority. “He wants to play monster.”

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