With Sherry it was especially hard. Her daughter, Crystal, arrived as scheduled. She was just as delightful as her mother and McKenna could see the special relationship they shared. For a moment she missed her own mother, both parents actually. They died young. McKenna was a semester away from college graduation when they were involved in a car accident on a bridge near their home. If it hadn’t been for Marshall, she couldn’t imagine how she would have gotten through the loss. Crystal was awed by the number of customers seated or waiting to be seated as Parker and McKenna’s final days wound down. They spent part of the week explaining to her what had been going on. The other part was Crystal and McKenna working the floor and Parker and Sherry in the kitchen keeping up with orders. McKenna was glad to see Sherry’s daughter had ideas of her own and she’d brought her favorite cookbook. During the three days before they said goodbye, they made several dishes, which she chose.
