Denim And Lace (2016)
“She’d wiped the tears away and even forced herself to smile as she carried her mother a cup of herbal tea and some cheese for a bedtime snack.
“Feeling better?” she asked Gussie.
The older woman stretched lazily. “A little, I suppose. It’s very lonely without your father, Bess.”
“Yes, I know,” Bess said gently.
“I thought I heard the car leave while I was napping,” Gussie said, eyeing her daughter. “Did you go out?”
“Just to the store for a minute, to get some more tea,” she... prevaricated.
“Oh. Well, you really should tell me when you’re going out. I might have needed something.”
Bess felt herself bristle. This was going to be unbearable. Now that her father was gone, she could already see Gussie’s attention turning inward, to her own comfort. Bess was going to be trapped, just as Cade had said.MoreLess
“Feeling better?” she asked Gussie.
The older woman stretched lazily. “A little, I suppose. It’s very lonely without your father, Bess.”
“Yes, I know,” Bess said gently.
“I thought I heard the car leave while I was napping,” Gussie said, eyeing her daughter. “Did you go out?”
“Just to the store for a minute, to get some more tea,” she... prevaricated.
“Oh. Well, you really should tell me when you’re going out. I might have needed something.”
Bess felt herself bristle. This was going to be unbearable. Now that her father was gone, she could already see Gussie’s attention turning inward, to her own comfort. Bess was going to be trapped, just as Cade had said.MoreLess
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