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Chapter 12
Izzie
As soon as we get home from school, I race upstairs. I tell Liam to pack all of his favorite things and all of the clothes he needs for the next couple of weeks.
I already know I’m going to have to supervise him and do it all over again, but honestly, I just need him in another room not asking questions.
I go into my own room and grab a few suitcases. I take one over to Liam, and he starts tossing his clothes in, his toothbrush, his underwear, a few books, and more reasonable essentials than I’d expect of an eight year old. Okay, maybe he’s got this.
I go back into my room and start tossing underwear, clothes, shoes, toiletries, and pictures from my dresser of my sister and me.
God, I miss her right now. I would kill for her to still be here with me. I’d just be the awesome aunt helping out, but that’s not possible.
I’m Liam’s mom now, and I have been since he was born. It’s just that, it ‘s never been this difficult before.
I try to keep my mind and my ears occupied. During every moment of silence, I feel like I can hear the termites just eating away at my beautiful home. It’s so unsettling and nerve-wracking that I question whether or not I’m going to get through packing.
After I fill a couple of suitcases, I feel like I have enough to get me through. I zip them up and carry them down the hall.
God, even walking through the hallway is horrible. I swear I can hear them sawing at my supporting beams and tunneling through it all.
I bolt into Liam’s room to help him with the rest of his stuff, and we fly down the stairs and out of the house. I toss the suitcases into the trunk and we get ourselves buckled in.
“What’s going on, mommy?” Liam asks, concerned.
“We just have to be away from home for a little while, buddy. The house needs to be fixed, so it will be safe for us to live in.”
“Oh. Wait. It wasn’t safe while we were living there?”
“That’s not necessarily true. But I can’t really say yes or no. The point is, we can’t be there now. There are some awesome guys that are going to make it even better than before.”Once I figure it all out, I think to myself.
“Okay, mom. I trust you,” his little voice offers from the back seat. A little tear drops from the corner of my eye. He’s such a sweetheart and doesn’t know how much those tiny words mean to me right now.
“I’m glad, kid. I try really hard to make sure we’re good, you know?” I admit.
“I know, mommy. I love you. I always feel safe with you, even if our house isn’t.”
“Me too, buddy.”
“Mommy? I’m hungry.”
Shit.
I forgot about dinner. I’ve been so ready to go, that I completely forgot to make dinner plans for us.
Well that’s not entirely true; there’s a pork roast ready to cook in the refrigerator. But that’s obviously no longer the plan.
Oh God. I forgot. I should probably call Alex, before I try to barge into her house. She’s my best friend, but this is one crazy request to not actually ask about.
And she doesn’t answer.Crap.
I forgot, she’s house sitting for her parents about 4 hours away. There’s no way I could even get her key to ask her if I could stay at her place.
On to plan B. But first, I gotta get Liam and me some dinner.
“What’re you hungry for, buddy?” I ask him. I’m gonna spoil the crap out of him soon, if I’m not careful.
“Can we have waffles?” he yells from the back seat. I look at him in the rear view mirror to see a massive grin across his face. How can I say no?
