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shower and then dress for the drive to Thomas’s office. My schedule remained the same. I wanted to do a little shopping then run home to rummage through my father’s things.
Fully dressed, I walked down the stairs. I heard loud voices. A heated argument came from the kitchen. Charlotte’s voice was clear as crystal.
“I do not care what you think! It is too dangerous! I am not going through this again Thomas! I cannot handle it!” Her sharp voice was strong and loud.
“Mom, listen to me!” Daniel’s voice was tense and pleading. “She is stronger than you think. I agree with Dad, she has to be told. It is her right.”
“Damn it Charlotte! Martin… ” Thomas roared.
“I do not give a damn about what HE wanted,” she hissed at them. “I want her to be safe. You know how much I love that girl. If it were not for him and his wants, her mother would still be alive!”
“Charlotte! I think you have said enough. You have gone way over the line. You are forgetting what we stand for,” Thomas shot back.
“Then tell me that it is not true! You know as well as I do what her mother was. Did that stop him?”
“Charlotte! Stop it!” The rage in Thomas’s voice sent chills up my spine; even the hair prickled on my neck.
You know as well as I do what her mother was. My heart dropped. Surely, with everything that has happened, could this be what they were hiding from me? What was my mother?
My legs weakened. The sick feeling returned to my stomach, making it difficult for me to breathe. In all my years, I’d never heard anyone talk about my mother in such a harsh way. My father would’ve probably killed them, or at least had the last word. I sat down on the stairs, until I heard silence. Then their conversations took a normal twist.
A new disarray of images filled my head. Something strange and odd happened with my family and I was a part of it. If there was a truth, at least Thomas and Daniel remained on my side. Inhaling deeply, I bit my bottom lip and stood. If there was something I needed to know, then they were going to tell me.
“Hey!” Casey stood behind me.
“Good morning.” I forced out a smile.
“Sleep well?”
“Yes, I guess so.”
We walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. Casey floated past Charlotte and headed for the coffee. I found myself the center of attention. Charlotte, Thomas and Daniel watched me carefully. I’m sure they noticed how uncomfortable I felt. Thomas eyed Charlotte and sat his coffee cup on the counter. Walking past me, he gently squeezed my arm.
“Good morning, dear. I’ll see you in a couple of hours.” His pace quickened when he rounded the corner into the great room.
“Julie, please come and sit down. I have made breakfast.” Charlotte stood and motioned for me to sit down.
There was no way I was going to let them know, at least not right now, the conversation I overheard. Taking the plate from Charlotte, I made my way to the counter beside of Daniel. I dared not lift my eyes to his for fear of embarrassment from last night’s outburst.
“Feeling better ?” he whispered low enough for me to hear. I nodded.
“Thank you.”
Picking through my food, my eyes kept time on my watch. I was eager to get home and go through Dad’s things now more than ever. The plans had changed slightly. Once in the car, when I hit the main road, I would call Thomas, explain to him I wasn’t ready to go over all the details today and then head to the house. Yep, good plan. Sticking with the plan, it was time to put it into effect.
Standing up, I placed my plate in the sink, walked over to Charlotte, and gave her a quick hug. She wrapped her mothering arms around me and squeezed me tightly.
“Well, I’ll see you later on. Thank you for breakfast, Charlotte.”
“Okay then.” Daniel had a hint of light humor in his voice. “Mom, thanks for breakfast. We will see you later on this evening.”
“Well, I thought I would drive. I have a little shopping to
Fully dressed, I walked down the stairs. I heard loud voices. A heated argument came from the kitchen. Charlotte’s voice was clear as crystal.
“I do not care what you think! It is too dangerous! I am not going through this again Thomas! I cannot handle it!” Her sharp voice was strong and loud.
“Mom, listen to me!” Daniel’s voice was tense and pleading. “She is stronger than you think. I agree with Dad, she has to be told. It is her right.”
“Damn it Charlotte! Martin… ” Thomas roared.
“I do not give a damn about what HE wanted,” she hissed at them. “I want her to be safe. You know how much I love that girl. If it were not for him and his wants, her mother would still be alive!”
“Charlotte! I think you have said enough. You have gone way over the line. You are forgetting what we stand for,” Thomas shot back.
“Then tell me that it is not true! You know as well as I do what her mother was. Did that stop him?”
“Charlotte! Stop it!” The rage in Thomas’s voice sent chills up my spine; even the hair prickled on my neck.
You know as well as I do what her mother was. My heart dropped. Surely, with everything that has happened, could this be what they were hiding from me? What was my mother?
My legs weakened. The sick feeling returned to my stomach, making it difficult for me to breathe. In all my years, I’d never heard anyone talk about my mother in such a harsh way. My father would’ve probably killed them, or at least had the last word. I sat down on the stairs, until I heard silence. Then their conversations took a normal twist.
A new disarray of images filled my head. Something strange and odd happened with my family and I was a part of it. If there was a truth, at least Thomas and Daniel remained on my side. Inhaling deeply, I bit my bottom lip and stood. If there was something I needed to know, then they were going to tell me.
“Hey!” Casey stood behind me.
“Good morning.” I forced out a smile.
“Sleep well?”
“Yes, I guess so.”
We walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. Casey floated past Charlotte and headed for the coffee. I found myself the center of attention. Charlotte, Thomas and Daniel watched me carefully. I’m sure they noticed how uncomfortable I felt. Thomas eyed Charlotte and sat his coffee cup on the counter. Walking past me, he gently squeezed my arm.
“Good morning, dear. I’ll see you in a couple of hours.” His pace quickened when he rounded the corner into the great room.
“Julie, please come and sit down. I have made breakfast.” Charlotte stood and motioned for me to sit down.
There was no way I was going to let them know, at least not right now, the conversation I overheard. Taking the plate from Charlotte, I made my way to the counter beside of Daniel. I dared not lift my eyes to his for fear of embarrassment from last night’s outburst.
“Feeling better ?” he whispered low enough for me to hear. I nodded.
“Thank you.”
Picking through my food, my eyes kept time on my watch. I was eager to get home and go through Dad’s things now more than ever. The plans had changed slightly. Once in the car, when I hit the main road, I would call Thomas, explain to him I wasn’t ready to go over all the details today and then head to the house. Yep, good plan. Sticking with the plan, it was time to put it into effect.
Standing up, I placed my plate in the sink, walked over to Charlotte, and gave her a quick hug. She wrapped her mothering arms around me and squeezed me tightly.
“Well, I’ll see you later on. Thank you for breakfast, Charlotte.”
“Okay then.” Daniel had a hint of light humor in his voice. “Mom, thanks for breakfast. We will see you later on this evening.”
“Well, I thought I would drive. I have a little shopping to
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