By Patricia Hickman
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She looked out the window. The sailboat had already passed. ” “He’ll need treatments, won’t he? ” “He’s setting it all up at Duke to find out for certain. You know how he takes charge. ” The cocktail of emotions left her feeling inwardly emptied out. Resenting Bender had been a guilty pleasure. But she did not know what to make of her feelings right now. ” Saphora got up to fasten the lid on Bender’s suitcase. “Will you call Gwennie? ” “That’s not an even swap,” said Saphora. Ramsey was emotional.
She needed to stop Turner from dropping his life in her lap as he had done in the past. Eddie bolted out of the room, shouting as he went, “Fishing with Grandpa! ” They heard his feet thundering down the stairs. “I’ll get—” was the last they heard before the back door slammed behind him. “Turner, I still think you’re going to need a good sitter of some sort. ” she asked. ” “I’ll do that this week while you keep Eddie in Oriental. This is such a treat for him. I’ll be down Saturday. ” His eyes emoted a passing thought.
A boy who appeared slightly older than Eddie walked up on him. He showed Eddie his sand pail, specially shaped for expert castle building. Eddie looked back at Saphora as if waiting for his cue. He was a boy comfortable inside the safety of his family circle but who acclimated slowly to other children. Eddie was a budding narcissist as far as Saphora was concerned. Turner had corrected her once for analyzing Eddie. “Invite him to play,” Saphora yelled above the wind. Then she pulled her feet into the Lexus.
