I have not had much chance to see or speak to Inca lately, so it was a pleasure to come check on Gabrielle and find Inca there with her. I was surprised, however, because Gabrielle was not off on a ski trip or trying to replace the screens in her third-floor window, merely sitting on the sofa, staring at the ceiling with a frown. “Hello, Asa’el,” Inca said, smiling at me even as she stretched one wing over Gabrielle. She…
I have not been so frustrated in a long time. Perhaps not since I was working with Shannon. I would never have thought an angel would be so incapable of listening. I have been careful with what I write here, because I know that Sabasa has read my work in the past. Right now, however, I find it hard to be concerned. This may be the only way to get her to know what I am thinking! We are meant…
I have made a point every day to check in on Lewis, to spend a bit of time with him and wash him with love. Sometimes I go twice a day, and sometimes Brid calls me in the middle of the night to join her in soothing him after he wakes up in a sweat, still hearing gunfire and seeing flames and smoke. There is little else we can do for him. It seems unfair, that right after fighting and…
It is interesting to me, how sometimes great life-changing things can happen quietly and without fanfare. Sometimes they happen with simply the turn of a page, or rather the sliding of a page across a desk to be signed. Sometimes they happen gradually, as with an idea that rises over time and begins to look like the only option that makes sense. This morning, Jack called Hannah at precisely nine o’clock. She was still in bed, having had a very…
I was surprised to get a message from Sabasa today. For the past few days every time I have offered to help her with Allen, she has very politely told me that my presence is not needed. So I have stayed away. But today she asked me to come and join them, and so I did. I was also surprised by how much Allen’s surroundings have changed. His desk at home, which he normally keeps so tidy, is now covered…
I spent much of my time with Freya today. There is not much going on with her life right now—George took the news of Freya’s backing off very well. He was disappointed, of course, but they have been able to continue to meet as friends. Sometimes he will come over to spend the evening with her, just sharing a six-pack and watching television. I have watched him carefully, but he has put no pressure on her, which is a relief…
Gray is an appropriate surname for Allen. It is how he sees the entire world. He keeps to a routine, getting up at the same time every morning. He goes out for a run, he showers, he gets dressed and eats a balanced breakfast and goes to work. In his small office at the bank, he answers questions about other people’s money and makes appointments to meet with people and answer questions about their money, stopping only to eat a…
Since her talk with Victoria, Gabrielle has been unable to get the thought of divorce out of her head. As yet it is still an idle thought, and she does not give it much credit, but it has helped her to keep her patience with Nick twice this week when otherwise they might have had another blazing argument. I am not sure how to feel about this. To me, divorce has always been a very last resort, to be used…
Without even having had time to miss working with Brid, here we are again, starting with a new charge! I am very excited at this new beginning. However, it is clear to me that our newest charge will indeed be a challenge. I met Brid at the small apartment where Lewis Deyerle lives. Lewis is a young man in his mid-twenties, who has just come back from a tour in Afghanistan. It seems so strange that they would use that…
A few months ago, when Shep had just recently come home from the hospital, Con’s mother sent a care package. It was filled mostly with small things for the baby—diapers, baby powder, a few toys—but there was also a package of balloons. Con and Grace had a lot of fun with those, blowing them up and letting them spit and splutter their way around the room. They also played a game in which they used the balloon as a ball…