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“Sure thing, Mrs. King. Where to?”
“New York City.”
Chapter 24
Layla
The day after Axel’s mother visited him, I headed up to his room to bring him lunch.
“How does a nice ham sandwich sound?” I said. “With a nice, freshly made coleslaw with my own special blend of spices.”
“Sounds great,” Axel said. “I’m ready for some real food.”
I set the tray across his lap as he propped himself up to eat.
“It’s good to see you... well, being your old self again,” I said.
He cocked an amused brow as he took a bite of the sandwich and looked up at me. “Are you sure about that?” He chewed a bit, then added, “I mean, my old self was pretty crappy to you.”
“Yeah,” I conceded. I wanted to say more. I wanted to tell him how happy I’d been spending time at his house with him. But was the old Axel really back? Like, completely back?
“This is good,” Axel said, holding up the sandwich. “What’d you put in here?”
“A little of this and that,” I said.
The room was silent as he took a few more bites. I could feel the tension growing. Was my time here over? Was he setting up to send me on my merry little way?
He finished with the sandwich, ate all the slaw, then wiped his hands on the linen napkin I’d put on the tray.
“That sure hit the spot.”
“Good.” I picked up the tray and looked down at him. “I really am glad that you’re better. I guess you won’t be needing me around here anymore.”
His eyes widened with surprise, but then he caught himself and looked at me pragmatically. “I guess I have taken up quite a bit of your time this past week.”
I nodded. “I’m glad I was able to help.”
