Chapter 25

Macy/

After she calmed down and her tears had stopped the smell of food was rising. Jen must have wanted to cook something for Alexis to help her recover.

" Jen is making something delicious from the smell of it."

" Yeah it smells great"

She was still feeling the sting of reality but she could still smile and that was enough. Carol will be pleasantly surprised that I succeeded but I don't think I can tell her how. In fact, I should be careful with who knows about this because I'm still in unknown waters myself. Jen slides into the room with a plate of food which smells even better up close. When she settles in next to me on the bed we take turns feeding Alexis and playing around. Jen and I are subjugated to a swarm of questions but with smiles, we just answer each one as best we can. The more we talk with her the more we learn about her and what she likes. So I told her id make sure I get her as many books as I could find for her which had her beaming at