It is also available at the Kindle Store under a different title - Cross Country Road Trip.
It was a long trip across the country, but he was with his mom, who loved him dearly.
“Mom,” I said
softly giving her shoulder a shake.
“Wha…” she
mumbled.
Her eyes
opened. When she saw me she smiled brightly.
I smiled back a her.
“Are you
hungry?” I asked.
She thought for a few seconds, then smiled again. “I am. I also need to pee,” she said tugging on her seatbelt urgently.
She thought for a few seconds, then smiled again. “I am. I also need to pee,” she said tugging on her seatbelt urgently.
“Restrooms
are inside,” I told her pointing to the restaurant we were parked in front of.
“Yes, of
course,” she replied calming down as she opened her door and swung her legs
out.
I hurried to
get out and get to her side of the car to help her. She was just trying to stand as I
arrived. She was a little wobbly. I put
my hand under her arm, gripping her gently, yet firmly, and helped her get her
bearings. I reached around her and flipped
the car door closed. She turned, put her
ass against the car fender and looked up at me with her beautiful smile.
“Just let me
get my legs back underneath me,” she said softly.
“Of course
Mom, take all the time you need,” I told her taking both her hands in mine to
help her steady herself.
“That’s
nice,” she said giving my hands a gently squeeze.
“Yes it
is. I have always enjoyed holding your
hand. They were always so warm when I
was growing up in Appleton.”
“It did get
cold there in the winter, didn’t it?”
“It did. I remember coming in from playing in the snow, hands red with the cold. You would take each one and grasp them
between yours and warm them up. It felt
so good, just like now.”
Mom cleared
her throat, pushed herself off the car. She was standing right up against
me. She pulled her hands from mine and placed
them on my chest. She patted my chest,
then pushed me away gently. I stepped
back, turned and offered my arm to Mom. She smiled, placed her arm though mine
and waited. I stood there looking at
her. I was filled with feelings…feelings
I couldn’t comprehend just now. Mom
cleared her throat again. I grinned with
embarrassment and led the way into the restaurant part of the truck stop.
