Tracie Peterson by The Long-Awaited Child

Author:The Long-Awaited Child
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

Tess waited nervously for Justin and Brad to bring Sherry back from the airport. She had fully planned to accompany them for the homecoming, but at the last minute found herself escorting Laura and Darren to their new home instead. Laura had been very understanding about Tess’s inability to stay.

“Call me when you have time,” Laura had told her. “I want to hear about everything.”

Tess knew Laura would be a great source of help in the months and even years to come. Laura was so supportive of their choice and decision about Sherry, in fact, that she’d insisted Tess bring Sherry over for a visit as soon as she was settled in.

“We’re here!” Brad called as they entered the condo.

Tess nervously hurried out to meet them. Sherry stood to one side looking around the room. She seemed curious but not overly excited.

“Sherry, welcome to our home!” Tess declared. She thought momentarily that maybe she should have said “your home,” but it was, after all, only a temporary situation. Sherry was quite used to going from home to home and never really having one to call her own.

“Did you have a nice flight?”

“Yeah, it was cool. I’d never flown before,” Sherry said, opening up a bit.

“Why don’t you come with me and I’ll show you around,” Tess said, pointing toward the living room. Sherry followed her, leaving a plastic bag of things by the door.

“This is our living room. We have an entertainment center in here,” Tess said, opening the doors to a built-in cabinet of highly polished oak. The doors folded back to reveal a television, stereo, and VCR.

“Nice,” Sherry said before fixing her gaze on a collection of crystal. “Looks like this stuff cost a fortune.”

Tess worried only momentarily that Sherry might steal some of the Lalique crystal or other nice pieces they’d collected. She hadn’t really considered the possibility that the girl might take things from them. Justin said she’d been guilty of shoplifting, although never caught in the act. Would she rob them for her own purposes?

“It is expensive,” Tess replied. “We’ll be putting it in storage or building a higher shelf for its protection once the baby comes.”

Sherry nodded. “Yeah, a kid would destroy this place in a matter of minutes.”

Tess smiled, trying not to feel offended. “Maybe you’ll be able to help me figure out how to make the house more acceptable for a toddler.”

Sherry shrugged. “Maybe.”

Tess motioned to the balcony door. “This is our view of the ocean and our little haven in the sky. We’re only five floors up, but you’ll see for yourself we have quite a view.”

Sherry followed Tess out onto the balcony and for the first time really got excited. “Wow! I’ve never seen the ocean. I tried to see it from the plane, but I didn’t have a window seat. This is really awesome.”

“We thought so too. We spend quite a bit of time out here when the weather is nice.”

“What about when it’s not so nice?” Sherry questioned.

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