CHAPTER 15: CLOSER…

Darcy and Keith woke up that next morning thinking about each other and, of course, having no way of knowing it.

Over breakfast – and after checking out of the hotel – Darcy asked Bella about the girl’s dream, the dream that had caused her to have an ongoing conversation with nothing. At least nothing that Darcy could see… But her daughter, who at times seemed to grow up right in front of her eyes by the minute, smiled at her like Darcy was the confused child.

“Well honey, why couldn’t I see her, too?” Darcy asked, making a concentrated show of slicing up her well-done scrambled eggs. She was afraid if she stared at Bella too intently, the girl would simply withdraw and not share anything.

“She just wanted to talk to me,” Bella said. “She’s… like, my grandma. She did not want you to see her, I guess.”