Ack.’ Casey drew a shuddery breath when the heaving finally subsided. She put down the toilet lid and rested her head on it. The coolness of the porcelain was soothing, but what she really needed was a long sleep or a hot shower. After the lift doors had closed behind her, she had stared at herse...
We shared a companionable half-hour in the kitchen all on our own, not really saying very much but taking great comfort from each other’s presence. Then Tim rose, too, and soon we were on our way to the hospital to check on Dad. Tim was a veritable tower of strength, taking care of all the little...
Peter let Dan off the hook for the day, resulting in an unexpected lie-in, and we didn’t have breakfast until ten a.m. It was sleeting and thoroughly uninviting outside, so we extended our morning repast until lunch, let the children play, and generally lounged around like in days of old.When the...