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night. At least she would get to sleep at a reasonable hour.
"Would you mind if I ran over to meet you?" Polly asked.
"Sure. But why?"
"Because I'm going to see if you want to let Kayla spend the night with us and I'll take her to school with Rebecca in the morning. But I want you to meet me first."
"I know your husband. He always comes in for ice cream sandwiches."
"Yes. I guess he does. But I'd like to put a face to your name. What do you say to her spending the night so she can get to bed at a normal hour?"
"Sometimes she doesn't go to bed until ten thirty or eleven. Tonight wouldn't be too late."
"I see."
"That's bad, isn't it?"
"No. Don't say that. I'm not trying to give you trouble. Let me come meet you. I'm serious about her spending the night, though. You can pick her up after school tomorrow."
"I have to work until five thirty. She usually goes to the library until I'm done. I've never gone a whole day without seeing her."
Polly took a breath. "Then I'll bring her and Rebecca with me right now. But if she's staying here until after eleven thirty, I can guarantee she'll be asleep. I'll probably be asleep."
"Okay. Come on over. I'm really sorry about this."
"You don't need to apologize. It's okay. We'll work it out. I want to make it easy for you and if you're really uncomfortable with her spending the night here after you meet me, we'll figure out how to fix it for you."
"Thanks. I have a customer." Stephanie Armstrong clicked off and Polly walked into the dining room.
"How are you girls doing on your poems?" she asked.
"We're close," Rebecca said.
"It's time for another break. Put your shoes and coats on. We're going to run over to the convenience store to meet Kayla's sister. She has to work a late shift tonight and Kayla's going to hang out with us for a little longer."
"Yeah!" Rebecca yelled and jumped up. "You'll get to meet Henry and Jessie and see their other dog, Han. And I'll take you down to meet my mom."
Rebecca usually spent a couple of hours in the evenings with her mother. The amount of time was perfect for both of them. She came back upstairs to get ready for bed before her mother completely ran out of energy and before Rebecca had to watch Evelyn Morrow help Sarah through her own evening preparations. Sarah did her best to rest up for the weekends when Rebecca was able to spend a great deal of time in her room. They'd found games they could play together and sometimes Sarah just watched as Rebecca drew all she could see from the large windows in the room.
"You girls get ready to go. Andrew, do you want to come, too?"
"No, that's fine. I'll stay here and read."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. Whatever."
"Boys," Kayla said with feigned disgust.
"Boys," Rebecca huffed.
CHAPTER SIX
Stephanie Armstrong was a nice enough girl. She seemed too young to have the stress of raising a younger sister, but the two interacted well. Kayla hugged Stephanie when she got to the convenience store and after hellos, they were discussing Kayla's day and her homework. Star Wars took a few more moments and then Stephanie asked Kayla to show Rebecca the puzzle magazines.
When the girls were out of earshot, Polly smiled at the young woman and asked about Kayla spending the night again.
"Don't feel like I'm insisting," Polly said. "You just tell me what you'd like to do and I'll help you out."
"I know that I'm keeping you all up late, too," Stephanie replied. "That's not fair. I've never had to do two shifts in a row. Usually I get some time to take her home and make dinner before I have to come back to work, but Brian is out of town and he couldn't cover for me."
"I get it. It's hard to make things work when you're alone. My best friend has two boys and I know how hard it's been for her, trying to go to school and work. Luckily her sons get to hang out at Sycamore House."
Stephanie screwed her lips up and twisted them as she tried to make a decision. "She doesn't have any clothes for
"Would you mind if I ran over to meet you?" Polly asked.
"Sure. But why?"
"Because I'm going to see if you want to let Kayla spend the night with us and I'll take her to school with Rebecca in the morning. But I want you to meet me first."
"I know your husband. He always comes in for ice cream sandwiches."
"Yes. I guess he does. But I'd like to put a face to your name. What do you say to her spending the night so she can get to bed at a normal hour?"
"Sometimes she doesn't go to bed until ten thirty or eleven. Tonight wouldn't be too late."
"I see."
"That's bad, isn't it?"
"No. Don't say that. I'm not trying to give you trouble. Let me come meet you. I'm serious about her spending the night, though. You can pick her up after school tomorrow."
"I have to work until five thirty. She usually goes to the library until I'm done. I've never gone a whole day without seeing her."
Polly took a breath. "Then I'll bring her and Rebecca with me right now. But if she's staying here until after eleven thirty, I can guarantee she'll be asleep. I'll probably be asleep."
"Okay. Come on over. I'm really sorry about this."
"You don't need to apologize. It's okay. We'll work it out. I want to make it easy for you and if you're really uncomfortable with her spending the night here after you meet me, we'll figure out how to fix it for you."
"Thanks. I have a customer." Stephanie Armstrong clicked off and Polly walked into the dining room.
"How are you girls doing on your poems?" she asked.
"We're close," Rebecca said.
"It's time for another break. Put your shoes and coats on. We're going to run over to the convenience store to meet Kayla's sister. She has to work a late shift tonight and Kayla's going to hang out with us for a little longer."
"Yeah!" Rebecca yelled and jumped up. "You'll get to meet Henry and Jessie and see their other dog, Han. And I'll take you down to meet my mom."
Rebecca usually spent a couple of hours in the evenings with her mother. The amount of time was perfect for both of them. She came back upstairs to get ready for bed before her mother completely ran out of energy and before Rebecca had to watch Evelyn Morrow help Sarah through her own evening preparations. Sarah did her best to rest up for the weekends when Rebecca was able to spend a great deal of time in her room. They'd found games they could play together and sometimes Sarah just watched as Rebecca drew all she could see from the large windows in the room.
"You girls get ready to go. Andrew, do you want to come, too?"
"No, that's fine. I'll stay here and read."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. Whatever."
"Boys," Kayla said with feigned disgust.
"Boys," Rebecca huffed.
CHAPTER SIX
Stephanie Armstrong was a nice enough girl. She seemed too young to have the stress of raising a younger sister, but the two interacted well. Kayla hugged Stephanie when she got to the convenience store and after hellos, they were discussing Kayla's day and her homework. Star Wars took a few more moments and then Stephanie asked Kayla to show Rebecca the puzzle magazines.
When the girls were out of earshot, Polly smiled at the young woman and asked about Kayla spending the night again.
"Don't feel like I'm insisting," Polly said. "You just tell me what you'd like to do and I'll help you out."
"I know that I'm keeping you all up late, too," Stephanie replied. "That's not fair. I've never had to do two shifts in a row. Usually I get some time to take her home and make dinner before I have to come back to work, but Brian is out of town and he couldn't cover for me."
"I get it. It's hard to make things work when you're alone. My best friend has two boys and I know how hard it's been for her, trying to go to school and work. Luckily her sons get to hang out at Sycamore House."
Stephanie screwed her lips up and twisted them as she tried to make a decision. "She doesn't have any clothes for
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