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toward the kitchen. “I’m going to help da girls clean up da kitchen.”
    “Mudder you ….” The site of Nanny Betty slapping his father’s arm was enough to make John choke back another laugh.
    “Don’cha Mudder me!” She snapped and marched out of the room.
    “That woman’s got more energy than all of us put together.” Kurt chuckled.
    “You’re damn right I do.” Nanny Betty yelled from the kitchen. “And better hearing too.” The room erupted into laughter. Everyone knew her hearing wasn’t the best. She just had her hearing aid turned up. The woman wasn’t going to miss a thing.
    John really wanted to get out by himself for a while but leaving seemed wrong. He flopped down on the couch next to Ian. The conversations going on around him seemed to be a blur of words. A knock on the door stopped all conversation. Sean got up to get the door, but Nanny Betty hurried down the hallway. A familiar voice made him cringe. Kim Newman! Fuck ! What the hell was she doing here? That was all he needed today, and James certainly didn’t need her here. John stood up as all eyes turned to him. His whole family knew what Kim did, and they knew John was done with her.
    “Johnny, haven’t ya got rid a dat streel yet?” Nanny Betty was anything but subtle or quiet using the Newfoundland term for an untidy woman. Kim wasn’t untidy, but he was sure Nan didn’t care. Kim’s face showed her annoyance, but at least she was smart enough not to say anything.
    “I’ll take care of this, Nan.” John kissed Nanny Betty’s cheek as he walked past her.
    “Ya better or I’ll do it. She’s not welcome here. She’s a jinker!” Another word only Newfoundlanders knew. According to Nanny Betty, Kim was bad luck. After giving Kim ‘the devil’s glare, Nanny Betty turned and went back to the kitchen. John closed the front door behind him and turned to face Kim.
    “What are you doing here?” John tried to keep his voice down.
    “I wanted to offer my condolences to James and the family.”
    “You could have sent a card.” He snapped.
    “I know, but I wanted to talk to you.” John rolled his eyes.
    “Kim, I don’t know how many more times I’ve got to tell you, but it’s over. I don’t want to talk to you or see you anymore.”
    “You won’t even let me explain,” She said.
    “There’s no explanation that’s going to make what you did right. I’m done. You’re the one who screwed around before we even slept together.” His voice got louder and no doubt everyone in the house was listening. “Stay away from me, and stay away from my family.”
    “I was drunk!” She whined. The front door opened and Nanny Betty stepped out on the porch.
    “Now ya listen here young lady, and I use dat term very loosely. Johnny’s had enough of yar shenanigans, and Jimmy don’t need ya here yappin’. He’s trying to rest. Now ya get!” Nanny Betty almost pushed Kim off the step. “And don’t ya go botherin’ Johnny again.” She turned and pushed John inside the house. “Now young man ya needs to grow a backbone.” She turned on her heel and glided down the hall back to the kitchen. The woman was like a tornado.
    Now he really needed to clear his head. John let everyone know he was leaving. Of course not before he received another lecture from Nanny Betty about finding a nice girl. His mind flashed to Stephanie. It was so strange he couldn’t get her out of his mind. She took over his thoughts whenever he was alone, and she constantly appeared in his dreams. It was crazy to be infatuated with a woman he spent all of fifteen minutes with. A long drive was exactly what he needed to clear his head.
    Even with the sorrow of the funeral, it was still a beautiful day. It was April. There was still a slight chill to the air, but it was obvious spring was just around the corner. As children, they made numerous trips on the Southern Shore Highway. The O’Connor’s were from Cape Broyle and until his grandfather died, it