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“Why is Lee leaving town?” She glares at me.
“Where did you hear that?” I sigh.
I’m not ready for this conversation.
“Grandpa Harry and Uncle Hops were talking about it,” she explains. “I don’t want her to go.”
“It’s just an interview,” I say, trying to keep things real but not giving her any hopes, yet.
“I know, with the baby hospital,” she says in a grown-up tone.
I blink twice and stare at Cassie. “What do you mean?”
“Uncle Hops said that she was going to buy guy’s junk and have a baby in New York,” she explains and lifts her hands while shrugging. “What’s guy’s junk?”
Fucking Bishop, how many times do we need to tell him to be careful of what he says around Cassie?
“I’m sure he didn’t mean that,” I mutter, astonished by the news.
My mind works hard trying to catch up with everything that’s been happening this weekend. And suddenly, it freezes, and I just can’t think anymore. Lee mentioned a family. A guy, kids, and a home.
Why would she just plan on getting pregnant?
“Then what did they mean?” Cassie stares at me with a challenging look.
Her hearing is perfect as well as her comprehension. She listens to every conversation and learns too fast. I don’t want her to learn yet what “guy’s junk” is. Certainly, when she learns, I want her to know the right words. Not Bishop’s version.
“Why don’t we ask Lee the next time you see her,” I offer.
“That won’t be until next Saturday. She’s going to be leaving for a week.” Her lower lip quivers when she says, “Dad, can we convince her to stay?”
“I can try.” I play it down. “You have to go to bed.”
“Grandpa Harry said that there’s not going to be any school tomorrow,” she protests. “He knows a lot about the weather.”
Steve shouldn’t have mentioned the weather to Cassie. He’ll have to deal with the sleepy, grumpy kid tomorrow.
“We’re not sure, sweetie, you have to go to bed.” I don’t budge.
She rolls her eyes and finally walks out of the tent and climbs onto her bed.
“Maybe we can buy a big house,” she suggests. “Lee can live with us.”
Just great, she’s already planning our future, and I can’t even think of how I’m going to convince Lee to let me take her on a date.
Cassie presses her lips together and moves her mouth from one side to the other. “Bob can sleep with me every night.”
There’s that little bonus to her plan, she’s getting a pet too.
“I heard Uncle Hops say that she wants a home and a family,” she continues.
At least now I understand why Cassie has been upset all day. She overheard that Knightly might leave Kentbury and wants me to fix it.
“Lee is our family, isn’t she, Dad?” she asks with hopeful eyes. “You always say that. We can all live together.” Then, she gives me a mischievous smile. “You two can have a baby. Remember what you told me?”
I hold my breath because I just can’t with this kid and her ideas.
“When a mom and a dad love each other, they make babies. You love Lee, don’t you? She’s our Lee,” she continues.
