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“No,” he said. “That isn’t where I was going. I wanted you to think of where it went wrong and what you think could have been done differently. Then when you talk to Heather you can tell her that. Tell her why you said what you did and you could see where it might have come out wrong.”
“See,” she said. “That’s the advice I would have liked from my mother. Or a suggestion. Anything. She doesn’t give it to me. Figure it out on your own, she’d say. I have for much of my life.”
“I bet there have been a lot of things in your life you kept to yourself because you didn’t want to tell her and feel even worse,” he said. “Am I right?”
“You are,” she said.
He moved over to her and pulled her into his arms. “Don’t ever hold anything back from me. We all have insecurities in life. I’ve told you a lot of mine.”
“You have,” she said. “And I’ve shared more with you than I have anyone else other than Heather. I guess in some instances you know more because I’m telling you about the conversation with Heather.”
“Keep it up,” he said. “Do you feel a little better at least? Why don’t you try to call her?”
“I do feel better,” she said. “I left her a note I wouldn’t be home tonight. I’m not sure if she is staying with Luke because he’s off tonight but working now.”
“You haven’t talked to her at all since this morning?”
He looked at his watch. It was past two at this point, closer to three.
“No,” she said.
“It’s up to you to wait and sleep on it, or send her a message. Maybe she’s feeling just as bad as you.”
“She probably is,” she said. “I’ll do that.”
She got up and went to her purse by the door, pulled her phone out and sent a text, then came back and put her phone on the table.
“What did you say? If you want to share that.”
“I’m not hiding anything. I just said I was sorry and loved her. I never wanted to hurt her.”
The phone went off quickly and she picked up and her eyes filled again. “Is she still mad?”
“No. She said she loves me too and we’d talk tomorrow.”
“There,” he said. “Now you can relax.”
She laughed. “Just like you had me relaxing not that long ago?”
“Exactly like that,” he said.
But hours later he was cleaning up dinner and his phone rang. He saw it was his mother and wanted to send it to voicemail. He’d done that enough in his life.
“Is it work?” Daisy asked. “Answer it. I don’t care.”
“It’s my mother.”
“Oh, answer it,” she said, grinning at him. “Come on, don’t let me be the only drama-ridden person today.”
He laughed and figured what the hell. Might as well. “Hello,” he said.
“Theo,” his mother said. “I’m glad I caught you.”
“Is everything okay?” he asked, frowning.
“I don’t know. I’m beyond frustrated with your sisters.”
He let out a sigh. “What did they do this time?”
