Chapter Forty

“I really don't know what to do.” I told her. “I don't want to make the same mistake I made five years ago. See where it led me? I have nothing now; if not for your mother, I don’t even know where I’d be.”

Sally gathered me into her arms and held me there. “I would not tell you what to do, of course.” She said it softly. “You are your own woman. But I’d ask that you open your eyes and try to see things clearly, so you don’t miss out on life again.”

“Uhhhh… What’s going on?”

We both turned as we heard Cameron’s voice. He was carrying the two children in his arms and stood unsure at the foot of the stairs. I wiped my eyes immediately and went to get one of the children from him.

“Here, let me.” I said that and balanced the baby on my waist.

“Sally. Lana? I come down to see what’s kept you so long, and... Sally, is your mother alright?”

Sally smiled. “Definitely not dead yet. Uhh… Lana was just giving me emotional support.”

Cameron nodded his head, but the look on his face said h