Blossom Street. Debbie Macomber
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Название: Blossom Street
Автор: Debbie Macomber
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Современные любовные романы
isbn: 9781472083906
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“I don’t know how to handle this. The minute I bring up the subject of assisted living, she gets defensive and angry.”
“Did you mention the phone call from her neighbor?”
Susannah straightened. “No. But maybe if Mrs. Henderson and I both talked to her, Mom might listen.”
“She might think you’re ganging up on her, too.”
Her husband had a good point. “You’re right, she probably will. I’ll tell her about the phone call first and if I have to, I’ll bring in Mrs. Henderson.”
“Did you take her to tour any of the facilities?”
Susannah sighed in discouragement. She hadn’t even gotten close. “I drove past one, and Mom made some sarcastic remark about not knowing the way home.”
Joe chuckled. “She’s got quite a stubborn streak.”
“I don’t remember her being like this. My mother was the soul of tact and graciousness, and all of a sudden she’s—” Susannah didn’t finish. She noticed a movement out of the corner of her eye, and turned to look. To her horror, she found her mother in the hallway, listening in on her conversation. Lowering the phone, she whirled around. “Mom?”
With a sheepish look, her mother walked into the kitchen. Susannah didn’t know how long she’d been standing there, but suspected it had been quite a while.
“Joe,” Susannah breathed, shocked that her mother would stoop to eavesdropping. “My mother was standing in the hallway, listening to our conversation.”
“I’m not leaving my home,” Vivian said loudly, “and you can’t make me.”
“Susannah?” Joe’s voice rang in her ear.
“I’ll call you later.”
“Okay.” She heard the drone of the disconnected line from her cell phone before she clicked it off.
“Mom, I think we should talk,” Susannah said, gesturing for Vivian to join her.
“Not if you’re going to say what I think you are.” Her mother started to back out of the kitchen.
“Aren’t you curious about why I drove over here earlier than I’d originally planned?”
Her mother hesitated. “A little.”
“Sit down, Mom.” Again Susannah motioned toward the other end of the table.
“I’ll miss my show.”
“The Food Channel runs the same episode in the morning, and before you say anything, it’s perfectly all right to watch television in the middle of the day.”
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