contact him?”
“ That’s so thoughtful of you. Most people wouldn’t even bother to leave a note. Of course, I can get you the information.”
“Thanks, Rose. I was worried that the note fell off of the car and that’s why he didn’t call me yet. How soon can you get it for me?”
“I can do it tomorrow when I go to work.”
“That will be perfect. I wish I could see you tonight, but with Jacob just arriving in town, I need to spend time with him. I’m hoping to see you over the weekend. Are you free Saturday night?”
“Yeah, why don’t you come over about seven o’clock and I’ll cook dinner for you?”
“Great . I’ll talk to you tomorrow when you call.”
“Okay, talk to you tomorrow.”
Roger hung up. He would have the address tomorrow. Between Charlie and this mystery man, he would have her in his sights very soon. She would soon be in his bed where she belonged.
Rose had turned out to be a handy asset after all. Perhaps he would keep her around a bit longer. He might need more information from her. It was easier to control Rose than Paulina who always seemed to give him a hard time. Rose even seemed to accept that Paulina and Jacob would be living with him. Somehow, it didn’t bother her. Maybe Rose was dense or just over confident. He wasn’t sure and didn’t care.
Chapter 11
When t he alarm sounded, and it was time for Kate to get up, she knew she wasn’t looking forward to today, but she hoped that going through the motions would lead to closure in her relationship, or lack thereof, with her father. She had learned in therapy that rituals were an important piece of the healing process. She desperately wanted to heal and feel whole again, but not be reliant on Neil or anyone else to feel that way. She couldn’t return to how things were when she was grieving David’s death. She wanted to lead the life that she was meant to live.
Her thoughts turned to Neil and her disbelief of what she had learned yesterday. It all seemed like a dream, but she knew that it wasn’t. What was she going to do? Could she get past this and believe him? One thing that she did realize was that her life had improved dramatically in every aspect since she met him. He had changed things. She was no longer afraid to live. She felt like she deserved to love and be loved again, and she had him to thank for that. He had touched her in a way that no one else could, but perhaps she still needed to feel whole without him.
After showering, putting on her makeup and getting dressed, Kate made her way downstairs, where she found John going over the DVD he had made. Hearing “Somewhere over the Rainbow” again choked her up. No doubt, that song will conjure feelings of deep sadness for a long time. She was grieving the relationship that all of her childhood fantasies about having a father who cared about her had been based on. She stood there frozen, unable to move. How had things gone so terribly wrong with her dad? All she could do was speculate since she really didn’t know the man. Maybe over the next couple of days she could get to know him through the memories of other people who knew him well.
Her cousin finally noticed her standing there. “Good morning , Kate. I was just tweaking the DVD. I think that your dad would have really liked this. I chose the Hawaiian version because he loved Hawaii so much. It seemed like he was his happiest when he and your mom lived there with you and Eric.”
“I’m sure that he would love it,” she said. “You have done a great job. The pictures are really wonderful.”
“Thanks. Coffee is ready if you would like some. What would you like for breakfast?”
“I’ll just have cereal. Aunt Donna is going to be here in few minutes and I need to be ready. She wants me to go to the funeral home with her for last-minute arrangements.”
John opened the cabinet with the cereal. “Help yourself. As you can see, we have several kinds to choose from.”
Kate ate her
“ That’s so thoughtful of you. Most people wouldn’t even bother to leave a note. Of course, I can get you the information.”
“Thanks, Rose. I was worried that the note fell off of the car and that’s why he didn’t call me yet. How soon can you get it for me?”
“I can do it tomorrow when I go to work.”
“That will be perfect. I wish I could see you tonight, but with Jacob just arriving in town, I need to spend time with him. I’m hoping to see you over the weekend. Are you free Saturday night?”
“Yeah, why don’t you come over about seven o’clock and I’ll cook dinner for you?”
“Great . I’ll talk to you tomorrow when you call.”
“Okay, talk to you tomorrow.”
Roger hung up. He would have the address tomorrow. Between Charlie and this mystery man, he would have her in his sights very soon. She would soon be in his bed where she belonged.
Rose had turned out to be a handy asset after all. Perhaps he would keep her around a bit longer. He might need more information from her. It was easier to control Rose than Paulina who always seemed to give him a hard time. Rose even seemed to accept that Paulina and Jacob would be living with him. Somehow, it didn’t bother her. Maybe Rose was dense or just over confident. He wasn’t sure and didn’t care.
Chapter 11
When t he alarm sounded, and it was time for Kate to get up, she knew she wasn’t looking forward to today, but she hoped that going through the motions would lead to closure in her relationship, or lack thereof, with her father. She had learned in therapy that rituals were an important piece of the healing process. She desperately wanted to heal and feel whole again, but not be reliant on Neil or anyone else to feel that way. She couldn’t return to how things were when she was grieving David’s death. She wanted to lead the life that she was meant to live.
Her thoughts turned to Neil and her disbelief of what she had learned yesterday. It all seemed like a dream, but she knew that it wasn’t. What was she going to do? Could she get past this and believe him? One thing that she did realize was that her life had improved dramatically in every aspect since she met him. He had changed things. She was no longer afraid to live. She felt like she deserved to love and be loved again, and she had him to thank for that. He had touched her in a way that no one else could, but perhaps she still needed to feel whole without him.
After showering, putting on her makeup and getting dressed, Kate made her way downstairs, where she found John going over the DVD he had made. Hearing “Somewhere over the Rainbow” again choked her up. No doubt, that song will conjure feelings of deep sadness for a long time. She was grieving the relationship that all of her childhood fantasies about having a father who cared about her had been based on. She stood there frozen, unable to move. How had things gone so terribly wrong with her dad? All she could do was speculate since she really didn’t know the man. Maybe over the next couple of days she could get to know him through the memories of other people who knew him well.
Her cousin finally noticed her standing there. “Good morning , Kate. I was just tweaking the DVD. I think that your dad would have really liked this. I chose the Hawaiian version because he loved Hawaii so much. It seemed like he was his happiest when he and your mom lived there with you and Eric.”
“I’m sure that he would love it,” she said. “You have done a great job. The pictures are really wonderful.”
“Thanks. Coffee is ready if you would like some. What would you like for breakfast?”
“I’ll just have cereal. Aunt Donna is going to be here in few minutes and I need to be ready. She wants me to go to the funeral home with her for last-minute arrangements.”
John opened the cabinet with the cereal. “Help yourself. As you can see, we have several kinds to choose from.”
Kate ate her
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