Sound of the Tide
“Not that someone (Cat and Marcus, to be precise) had deemed it necessary to inform me about the new arrivals: my mother, Veronica, who had burned to a crispy fish stick under the Florida sun; and my father, Paul, who looked terribly plain compared to her. They had moved into my guest bedroom while I was at the hospital.
“My baby has a baby!” Mom cheered as soon as I walked in the door, and hugged me fiercely. I drowned in her sun-bleached curls, and was hoping that her brightly colored lips...tick wouldn’t leave a mark on my cheek afterward.
“Mom! What a surprise!” I had to maintain my composure because it was too late to get out of harm’s way. Harm had already found its way to me. I firmly pushed my mother away from me and smiled at my dad.
“What are you guys doing here?”
Mom grabbed the baby carrier from me and gave me a stern look. Lovely! Off to a great start already!
“We’re here to help, darling!MoreLess
“My baby has a baby!” Mom cheered as soon as I walked in the door, and hugged me fiercely. I drowned in her sun-bleached curls, and was hoping that her brightly colored lips...tick wouldn’t leave a mark on my cheek afterward.
“Mom! What a surprise!” I had to maintain my composure because it was too late to get out of harm’s way. Harm had already found its way to me. I firmly pushed my mother away from me and smiled at my dad.
“What are you guys doing here?”
Mom grabbed the baby carrier from me and gave me a stern look. Lovely! Off to a great start already!
“We’re here to help, darling!MoreLess
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