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himself. Finally he whispered, “I never knew. You been watchin’ over me all these years.”
She took his hands in both of hers and looked deeply into his eyes. “You need to get away for a while and let your heart rest. Find something to do that makes you happy. Then when you know what you really want, you go out there and get it, child. It’s waiting out there for you.”
The microwave beeped as the kitchen filled with the smell of his grandmother’s jambalaya. With one last squeeze she released his hands and let him go to collect himself and get his dinner. He was still thinking about what she’d said as she began putting away the dried dishes and cutlery next to the sink.
“Thank you, Meemee,” he said. “For everything.”
“I love you so much, sha ,” she said without looking his way, but the quaver in her voice said as much as her words. “You gonna be jus’ fine. You’ll see.”
He’d just taken the last bite when his cell phone rang. When he checked the screen, he was surprised to see his Uncle Jack’s name. “Whassup, Uncle Jack?” he asked by way of answer.
“Hey Kurt, I’ve got a huge favor to ask you...”
* * *
T he next morning, Kurt got out of his car in front of his house, grabbed his duffel full of clean clothes out of the back seat, and headed to the front door. When he stepped inside, his mother came out of the kitchen drying her hands on a dish towel.
“Where you been all night? Charlotte said you was getting back yesterday.”
“I stayed over at Meemee and Pawpaw’s last night when I saw you had guests,” he growled as the irritation he felt escaped his control.
She frowned and shook her head. “Why you gotta be like that, boy? Kendall sat here last night cryin’ her eyes out over you.”
“I don’t want to talk about it, Mama,” he said, stepping past her to go to his room.
“You two been together since you was kids. What could she have done to make you hate her so much now?”
“I said I don’t want to talk about it.”
Charlotte came out of their bathroom wearing a robe and drying her hair. There was a worried frown on her face as Kurt lifted his chin to her in passing. When he got into his room, he went to the closet and pulled out the larger suitcase he kept under the hanging clothes.
“Where you going?” his mother asked in a whisper from the doorway.
“Uncle Jack called me last night. He needs some help with something, so I’m going to spend Christmas in Houston with him and Aunt Julie.”
“What?” she exclaimed. “You can’t miss Christmas! Your daddy won’t be back from that Jacksonville run until tomorrow. You’re gonna break his heart!”
Charlotte was standing behind her mother with eyes wide in horror while clearly mouthing, You can’t leave me here alone!
The sight of her panic made Kurt turn away before his Mama saw him grin. “I’m sorry, but I already told him I’d go. And, uh, Aunt Julie wanted Charlotte to come help, too.”
“You both can’t miss Christmas,” Noëlle cried, twisting the towel in her grip.
He finished putting clothes in his suitcase and turned to go to the bathroom for his toiletries. “Mama, we ain’t missing Christmas. It’s still gonna come just the same.”
“You’ll have the house to yourselves for a couple of weeks, Mama,” Charlotte added, then mouthed, Thank you! over her shoulder at him.
“Wait, just wait,” Noëlle said as her face wrinkled in concentration. “I had a big holiday party planned, can you come back fo' that?”
“Is Kendall gonna be there?” Jack asked as he grabbed his shaving gear, cologne, and shampoo.
“Why won’t you just tell me what happened?” Noëlle asked with a frustrated shout that stopped him cold.
He looked up at his Mama with Charlotte behind shaking her head emphatically. “Fine, Mama, you wanna know? She was lookin' to make you a grandma so I wouldn’t break things off with her.”
“No, Kurt, she ain’t like that,” Noëlle
She took his hands in both of hers and looked deeply into his eyes. “You need to get away for a while and let your heart rest. Find something to do that makes you happy. Then when you know what you really want, you go out there and get it, child. It’s waiting out there for you.”
The microwave beeped as the kitchen filled with the smell of his grandmother’s jambalaya. With one last squeeze she released his hands and let him go to collect himself and get his dinner. He was still thinking about what she’d said as she began putting away the dried dishes and cutlery next to the sink.
“Thank you, Meemee,” he said. “For everything.”
“I love you so much, sha ,” she said without looking his way, but the quaver in her voice said as much as her words. “You gonna be jus’ fine. You’ll see.”
He’d just taken the last bite when his cell phone rang. When he checked the screen, he was surprised to see his Uncle Jack’s name. “Whassup, Uncle Jack?” he asked by way of answer.
“Hey Kurt, I’ve got a huge favor to ask you...”
* * *
T he next morning, Kurt got out of his car in front of his house, grabbed his duffel full of clean clothes out of the back seat, and headed to the front door. When he stepped inside, his mother came out of the kitchen drying her hands on a dish towel.
“Where you been all night? Charlotte said you was getting back yesterday.”
“I stayed over at Meemee and Pawpaw’s last night when I saw you had guests,” he growled as the irritation he felt escaped his control.
She frowned and shook her head. “Why you gotta be like that, boy? Kendall sat here last night cryin’ her eyes out over you.”
“I don’t want to talk about it, Mama,” he said, stepping past her to go to his room.
“You two been together since you was kids. What could she have done to make you hate her so much now?”
“I said I don’t want to talk about it.”
Charlotte came out of their bathroom wearing a robe and drying her hair. There was a worried frown on her face as Kurt lifted his chin to her in passing. When he got into his room, he went to the closet and pulled out the larger suitcase he kept under the hanging clothes.
“Where you going?” his mother asked in a whisper from the doorway.
“Uncle Jack called me last night. He needs some help with something, so I’m going to spend Christmas in Houston with him and Aunt Julie.”
“What?” she exclaimed. “You can’t miss Christmas! Your daddy won’t be back from that Jacksonville run until tomorrow. You’re gonna break his heart!”
Charlotte was standing behind her mother with eyes wide in horror while clearly mouthing, You can’t leave me here alone!
The sight of her panic made Kurt turn away before his Mama saw him grin. “I’m sorry, but I already told him I’d go. And, uh, Aunt Julie wanted Charlotte to come help, too.”
“You both can’t miss Christmas,” Noëlle cried, twisting the towel in her grip.
He finished putting clothes in his suitcase and turned to go to the bathroom for his toiletries. “Mama, we ain’t missing Christmas. It’s still gonna come just the same.”
“You’ll have the house to yourselves for a couple of weeks, Mama,” Charlotte added, then mouthed, Thank you! over her shoulder at him.
“Wait, just wait,” Noëlle said as her face wrinkled in concentration. “I had a big holiday party planned, can you come back fo' that?”
“Is Kendall gonna be there?” Jack asked as he grabbed his shaving gear, cologne, and shampoo.
“Why won’t you just tell me what happened?” Noëlle asked with a frustrated shout that stopped him cold.
He looked up at his Mama with Charlotte behind shaking her head emphatically. “Fine, Mama, you wanna know? She was lookin' to make you a grandma so I wouldn’t break things off with her.”
“No, Kurt, she ain’t like that,” Noëlle
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