The Witness II by Boyden A. N

Author:Boyden, A. N.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“I’m going to miss you so much, Little Man. Make sure you’re good for Mother Jones. No crying, okay?”

Instead of waiting on a response, Grace peppered DJ’s face with kisses until he squealed like a pig.

“Awe. DJ is a good baby. We’ll be just fine. Don’t you worry, Grace. He’s in good hands,” Mother Jones said.

“I have no doubt that he’s in good hands. I just know that he can get a little finicky at times, and we’ll be gone for a few hours. Please give us a call if he becomes too much, and we’ll come back home.”

“That won’t be necessary, Grace. I’m a baby whisperer. Plus, you have another one on the way. You and Damian need to take as much time to yourselves as you still can.”

“How do you know I’m pregnant? Did Damian say something?”

“No. I ran into your mother at the gas station, and we got to talking.”

“What did she tell you?” Grace pressed. No one had heard from her in almost a week, and despite their issues, Grace was worried about her mother’s well-being. Her father was beside himself with worry and considered canceling the church’s annual men’s retreat. After an hour of back and forth, Damian convinced her father to stick to the original plan. Damian insisted the spiritual trip was just what her father needed.

“She said—”

“Grace, have you said your final goodbyes to DJ? We need to leave now if we’re going to make our reservation,” Damian called out as he rushed down the stairs. “Thank you, Mother Jones, for babysitting DJ. Grace made you dinner. Please help yourself. You have our phone numbers. Please behave, DJ,” Damian said before tugging Grace out of the house. He opened the car door for her as he customarily did, took her hand, kissed the back of it, and lowered her into her seat. Damian had barely started the engine when he felt his wife tugging on his sleeve.

“D, I spoke with Mother Jones, and she told me that she ran into my mother at the gas station the other day.”

“What was she doing? Panhandling?” he joked, earning a swat from his beloved wife. That swat wasn’t enough to keep him from laughing his ass off. Nothing would make him happier than seeing his highfaluting mother-in-law fall on hard times. Death would permanently get her out of his hair, but he’d take what he could get.

“You never take anything seriously,” Grace commented as she tried to choke back her laughter. Damian didn’t laugh often, but when he did, it was infectious.

“You want me to be serious? Fine. I’ll be serious. I don’t want to hear about your mother for 24 hours. For the next 24 hours, I want to pretend that First Lady Loretta Ennis does not exist. We are going on a date for the first time in a very long time. We should take this time to focus on ourselves. I hate to say it, Grace, but don’t even think about the kids—just you and me.

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