A Table By the Window: a Novel of Family Secrets And Heirloom Recipes (Two Blue Doors)
“—MIGUEL DE CERVANTES In a panic, I called Cat.
“You are so lucky I’m awake,” she said when she picked up. “The boys are sick and not inclined to sleep, and not inclined to let me sleep either. Just so you know, Jules, if you’d woken me up, you’d be so dead to me.”
I closed myself in my room and unzipped my boots. “Nico is freaking out.”
“Caught that.”
“Everyone knows.”
“Figured as much.”
I released a pent-up breath. “You have to tell me what to do.”
“Honey, I moved to Chicago—that’s what I did....”
“Mom invited him to Sunday-night dinner.”
“She’s good, that one,” Cat acknowledged. “So, is he sticking around until Sunday?”
“He’s scheduled to leave that morning,” I said, scanning my room for projects. I could put away clothes—the morning’s attempt at dressing had wreaked its havoc. I smushed the phone between my ear and my shoulder and began to throw garments into piles.
“So what are you worrying about?”
“Aside from the rest of the crazy?”MoreLess
“You are so lucky I’m awake,” she said when she picked up. “The boys are sick and not inclined to sleep, and not inclined to let me sleep either. Just so you know, Jules, if you’d woken me up, you’d be so dead to me.”
I closed myself in my room and unzipped my boots. “Nico is freaking out.”
“Caught that.”
“Everyone knows.”
“Figured as much.”
I released a pent-up breath. “You have to tell me what to do.”
“Honey, I moved to Chicago—that’s what I did....”
“Mom invited him to Sunday-night dinner.”
“She’s good, that one,” Cat acknowledged. “So, is he sticking around until Sunday?”
“He’s scheduled to leave that morning,” I said, scanning my room for projects. I could put away clothes—the morning’s attempt at dressing had wreaked its havoc. I smushed the phone between my ear and my shoulder and began to throw garments into piles.
“So what are you worrying about?”
“Aside from the rest of the crazy?”MoreLess
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