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- Authors: Ivory Fields
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- Genre: Later in Life Romance
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“It’s weird being here while I’m on leave,” Maura Allen-Fallaci
said.
“Any idea when you’re going to rejoin the firm and start practicing law
again?” Hayley asked.
“You ask like I have a choice. Mom just finished a grueling round of
chemo. Dad’s not here, in case you forgot, so I’m her primary caretaker,”
Maura said. “I’m also a wife and mother.”
“I didn’t forget. How could I when you remind me at least once a day?”
Hayley shot back. “Aren’t both kids away at college?”
“They’ll be coming home for summer, and I’m busy getting their rooms
ready. I’m sure you remember that even though you were away, you relied
on Mom a lot. I have a lot going on, and I grieve for Dad when I have a
chance, but haven’t had the time to even get that done. People need me, and
I can’t just abandon them.”
“I don’t live in your world, and you shouldn’t assume it’s any less hectic
than mine,” Hayley said.
“I’m sorry, Hayley. We shouldn’t argue at a time like this, and my fuse
has been shorter than usual. I feel bad for David because he has to put up
with me.”
“No worries and I’m sorry, too. I know taking care of Mom is a 24/7
job. What do you think Donald Parish wants with us?” Hayley asked.
“I don’t know, and David doesn’t know either. Donald told him it was a
sensitive matter and only he could discuss it with the two of us,” Maura
said.
Maura and Hayley had lost their father two years ago. Bill Allen had
died in an explosion on the oil rig where he worked. He was a lead engineer
who made decent money and had left everything with their mother, Lisa.
The twin girls had been summoned by Donald Parish to the firm where
Maura and her husband David worked.
“I’m thinking maybe Dad had another bank account that wasn’t found at
first. We all agree that twenty-five years at the oil company would have
allowed him to save a lot more,” Hayley said. “If he were alive, I’d ask him
why the heck he didn’t invest in their company’s 401K. This will give us
final closure, and you’ll be able to turn the page.”
“I hope that he did have extra money socked away. You and I don’t need
the extra money, but Mom could use it. She has outstanding health
insurance, but there are still significant out-of-pocket costs,” Maura said as
she looked around, wondering where the heck Donald was.
Being in the office made Maura miss work and the distraction it
provided. David was always telling her that they could afford a home health
aide for her mother, but the guilt she would feel would be overwhelming.
David was patient beyond compare because even Maura knew she was
significantly changed by her father’s death. She was easily bothered and
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