Read Online Green Tea by Sheila Horgan - Free Book Online

at least I think I am.
    I headed back up to Nana’s room and got there a nanosecond before AJ. He noticed. One of the things I like about him is that we’re so on the same page. One of the things that’s starting to drive me nuts, is that we’re so on the same page.
    Nana stepped in before AJ could do more than sputter.
    “Stop. She left the room for a moment. What? Do I need a babysitter now? Young man, you and I are going to come to blows if you don’t relax. I’m fine. Cara is fine. You need to be fine too.”
    “Yes ma’am.”
    “Better. Now, you can tuck in my pillow and blanket, and then the two of you can go home.”
    “No. I’m not going home.”
    “Young man.”
    “Do not young man me. If you want me to go home, then you need to stop talking, rest, get better, get released, then we will all go home. By the way, Suzi called while I was on my way to your house.”
    “You weren’t talking on that damned contraption while you were driving were you? God forbid you get hurt, it would be even worse if you hurt someone else.”
    “I had my Bluetooth in my ear in case Cara or the hospital called. All I had to do was touch the thing to start the conversation and touch it again to end it. They say that the problem is when you hold the phone to your ear. I kept it short.”
    “How is Suzi?”
    “She’s more concerned about how you are.”
    “AJ, you did not tell that child that I’m in the hospital did you?”
    “No.”
    “Then what are you talking about?”
    “Mom told her.”
    “Wonderful. You assured her that I am fine?”
    “I tried.”
    “What does that mean?”
    “It means she says she’s coming home.”
    “By the time she gets here, I’ll be home.”
    “She isn’t coming to visit, she’s coming back to live here.”
    “I’ll have no part of that. She has a new husband. They have a new life and with any luck at all they will soon give me a new great-grandchild. You call her this instant and tell her that she is not to change her life around for me.”
    “Oh, believe me, we had that conversation. She isn’t coming only because of you, turns out her husband was offered a transfer. They’re closing down the offices where he now works. He was offered a job in the offices here, or an office in Atlanta, or an office in Ohio. He told his bosses that he would prefer here or Atlanta. They decided to send him here.”
    “Okay.   That’s reasonable.”
    I couldn’t help it. I was so excited that Suzi would be back in town, I squealed. Right there in the hospital. “When?”
    “They’ll be here soon to look for a place. The company offered to pay for relocation, a pretty good package, but they decided that they wanted as much goodwill at the office as they could get. They offered to do the move on their own. U-Haul is gonna be their friend. They’re going to pack everything up, caravan the truck and their cars, and do the move themselves.”
    “That sounds like fun.”
    “It does?”
    “Sure. When they’re packing they can get rid of all the stuff they don’t need and organize all the stuff they do need. If they do it right, they’ll have everything set up so that when they move into their new place they can unpack and have everything fresh and organized in no time.”
    Both AJ and his grandmother looked incredulous and blurted at the same time, “Suzi?”
    “Good point.”
    “Perhaps you could be of assistance to them Cara. Perhaps you can walk Suzi through that process.”
    AJ sounded frustrated already. “I swear to God Cara, if you would be willing to go help Suzi, I’d pay all your expenses. I know you would never take money for helping family, but I could pay for you to fly there and any expenses you had while you were there. I’d even fly out and drive back with you in the truck or in one of the cars.”
    “I could do that.”
    “Really? You would do that for me?”
    “For you, and Suzi, and Nana.”
    Her smile is lovely. I love an aged face. Not my own of course,