“It’s getting busier. It makes the day go by fast,” she says, grabbing another stack of hangers. “Summer is coming. It’s pretty steady until the kids go back to school.” “Are the kids going to the Kids Center for the summer?” I look at her and think. “Yeah, it’s in CJ’s contract.” We need to decide what we’ll do for Laconia and vacation; I’ll have to ask Tiny and CJ. The boys and Sheila have been so good with Ricky. I thought for sure there would be hard feelings because of the adoption, but they’re happy for him. Sheila is pissed at Doc and Sally, but hasn’t said anything to me since Ricky told the kids what happened. She didn’t say a word yesterday when Sally came to check on him. I didn’t either. I thanked her before she left but that was it. I wonder what today was like. I shake my head. I need to let it go. If they had taken him, I would be hurting.
