Ever After

Chapter 16



Momentary quiet



It had been a quiet day, thankfully after yesterday’s drama. Will was with me all day except for when he had to hide in my bathroom when dad came in for his routine morning visit before he went to work. Sara had left early that morning, she was going shopping in New York with friends of hers from college, Gran had told us. I was so glad she was gone for the day and Will wouldn’t have to hide.

Doc and Pratt stopped by about ten that morning, and Pratt gave me another double dose of serum and a quick check up. Emma and Lydia had come with them, to visit me. Lydia brought me some flowers and Emma had made me some cookies, she said she had to make a double batch since Roth and Riley ate the first one. I laughed at that, those two ate anything and everything; they had definitely not lost their taste for human foods.

It was now late evening, and we had all ate supper, made lovingly by Gran. Roasted turkey, peas, mashed potatoes, and peach pie for dessert. I had missed the meals she made; they always reminded me of when I was little. Gran loved to cook and took every chance she could to do so.

Sara had thrown fits when she used her precious designer kitchen, so Gran had her own made in the east end of the house. It was actually, where the kitchen was at the turn of the century and perfect for her to use. Dad had it updated of course and put in all the things Gran wanted to make it efficient for her to use.

I had eaten so much I felt like popping, Gran knew that was my favorite meal. Will ate a ton too; he ate quite a bit more human food now, than he did before Vincent’s attack.

I still worried he was not recovering, as he slept more than I did at night. Pratt and Doc promised me he was going to be fine very soon and not to worry about it. I curled up to watch TV as Will slept on the couch, and Libby had gone off to her room already after getting me all settled for the night. Things were quiet, and I wasn’t complaining about that at all.

I didn’t think much as I heard voices downstairs. I expected Gran’s book club had just got done with their meeting. It was Tuesday night and that was their regular meeting night. I was going to sit in, as I loved to read, but was feeling kind of tired so I decided to go to bed early. Libby gave me my last serum dose for the day and all was quiet. I had felt pretty good all day, just really tired. Pratt said as long as I stayed warm, and had my serum doses on schedule I would be feeling as good as I had been before the “Sara” incident.