Keys To Her Heart (Brookfield)

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Authors: Lacey Wolfe
with the TV on, but she’s being quiet and not speaking.”
    “Okay, thanks.” On days like this, she wasn’t sure she could handle caring for her mom much longer. Lily was the youngest. She had two older brothers, and she was born years later, when her mom was in menopause and thought she couldn’t get pregnant any longer. According to her family, since she was the daughter, she was the one who should care for her mom in this time of need. Her brothers’ wives called, and her brothers sent money, but it wasn’t the same. They weren’t here each day, watching as she got worse, and wondering when it was time to give up.
    “The other night she was calling for my father,” Lily said as a deep sadness rolled over her.
    “All we can do is take it one day at a time.” Margret smiled in a reassuring way. “She still knows you and your brothers, as well as Gunther. Don’t give up yet.”
    Lily patted her arm. Just the thought of coming home one day and her mother not recognizing her hurt too much to even fathom it. “Thank you for all you do; I couldn’t do this without you.”
    “I’ll be here in the morning.”
    “Oh, while I’m thinking about it, who do I put in a request with to have weekend support?”
    Margaret raised an eyebrow. “Every weekend?”
    “No, just every now and then. Gunther’s dad is coming to get him, and I wanted to take some alone time. Selfish, I know.”
    Margret shook her head. “It’s not selfish, it’s deserved. Jennie usually works with me with clients, and fills in when I can’t be there. I’ll call her and see if she can be here this weekend.”
    “Thank you.”
    The nurse grabbed her keys from her purse. “Have a good evening.”
    “You, too.”
    Lily wandered into the kitchen, her heart heavy. She wished she had someone to talk to. A friend. Someone she could talk to about her life and they’d just listen. That sounded wonderful. All day she listened to everyone else’s life at the diner, but it was rare anyone asked how she was. Then again, it wasn’t like she could come out and tell them about her mom. They’d leave her sympathy tips, and she didn’t need that.
    She wasn’t hurting for money. Heath did his part to make sure Gunther had what he needed, and her brothers helped with her mother’s medical costs. If she didn’t have that financial support, she’d be in the hole.
    Gunther set his Lego ship down when she entered the living room. “Mom, can I play Xbox until dinner?”
    That kid and his video games. “Homework done?”
    “We don’t have any,” he mumbled.
    She didn’t even feel like making sure he was telling the truth. He was a good kid; she’d take his word for it. “Okay. Leave grandma alone, though.”
    Gunther nodded. He understood. He’d entered her room before, just to give her a kiss, and sent her into a screaming fit. Unfortunately, sometimes Gunther was the one she’d forget. Not him necessarily, but she’d have a relapse and think he was still an infant, not the seven-year-old boy he was now.
    Lily sat down at the kitchen table. She needed a few minutes to herself before starting supper. Her feet ached, especially her heels. This weekend when Gunther was gone, she had to find some shoes with better arch support. A pedicure was also in order, even if it was almost winter and no one would see her toes, just the rubbing and warm water would do wonders.
    Her phone rang loudly from her purse, bringing her out of her daydream. She hoped it wasn’t the diner. The girl who came in after her had been threatening to quit, but there was no way Lily could work nights. She pulled the phone from the leather bag. Cody.
    Answer or ignore? Her stomach fluttered at the thought of hearing his deep voice. Answer.
    “Hello.” She was way too curious not to answer, anyway.
    “Hey, I hope it’s not a bad time.”
    There was no good time lately. “I’ve got a few minutes before I start dinner. How are you?”
    “I wanted to see how Gunther

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