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Ashley stood back, tears sparkling in her eyes, with our little daughter held against her to keep her warm in the frigid wind, letting me have my moment alone with my mother so I could say goodbye properly. The new headstone simply said 'Barbara Davies, beloved mother, taken too soon. I love you, Mum'. We'd had the original headstone, an ornate stone slab covered in his phony, lying, un-felt messages of love, a disgusting monument to my father's hypocrisy, taken down and crushed for road-stone, and had this one put in its place. My father was currently serving a 40-year term in a federal penitentiary 3,000 miles away with no hope of parole, so I doubted he'd be objecting.
Ashley had finally convinced me to reach out to my two half-brothers, to let them know that I was back, and ask them to meet me one last time; they'd never responded, and I was in no mood to pursue them. There was no evidence they'd ever come here to see their mother, either, even though the cemetery was only half a mile from the house; the grave had been untended, neglected, and overgrown. Even now they'd elected to stay away, but I was relieved and untroubled by their absence. Whatever tenuous link we'd had was gone now, and I was free of any further encumbrance from this part of my family; with Barbara's death, all connection to these people had gone, and that was how it should be.
The baby finally squirmed out of Ashley's grip and toddled toward me, so I picked her up and showed her to her grandmother.
"Mum; this is your granddaughter, her name's Barbara! Baby, say hello to my mummy!"
My little girl dropped the flower she was carrying onto the grave, enunciating lovely little pear-shaped sounds as she grinned toothlessly at me. Ashley knelt and arranged the posy she was carrying in the little flower-holder, and with that there was no more to say or do, so we left, all three of us, to go back to our life and our loved ones; I don't think I'll ever go back; I don't need to; no-one is truly gone until you stop saying their name, and with my daughter named after her grandmother, I will never be done saying her name.
We drove away, and pointed north, heading for the M6 motorway to take us back to Birmingham and our hotel for our flight from Birmingham International in the morning. I'd just taken the southbound exit for the four-hour drive from Carlisle to the airport hotel when Ashley flicked on the radio and my one-time favourite FM station, Lakeland Radio came on.
I listened to the end of an old Neil Diamond track and the DJ announced the next lunchtime request, another oldie, a special request for Nick, from Barbara. My eyes widened as the Beach Boys sang 'Little Saint Nick'. Ashley went to change stations, but I stopped her; it could have been a coincidence, but I felt somehow that it wasn't, that it was a message for me, my mother finally telling me it was over, and saying goodbye, and so I listened with tears on my cheeks as I said goodbye to her for the very last time.
- COMMENTS
Gadf774 months agoAnother great chapter. It had me shed some tears again. And another great plot twist 👍.
mrdata9770over 1 year ago(11/28/2022) Coincidence? I’d like to think not. Thank you for this enjoyable read. I gave each chapter five stars.
drseaknightover 2 years agoTruly a lovely ride, bumps and all. He was truly sweet and all the ladies in the family lovely. Well done.
Anonymousover 2 years agoI.....cried. I'm not gonna lie. You can remove the sex scenes and still have a marvelous story. Thumbs up!
ScottishTexanalmost 3 years agoPretty good story. 👌 It was a good ending, but it still feels like a hollow victory of sorts. Barbara's murder never got acknowledged much less solved.
The one thing that really bothered me was that Judy got over her crush with Nicky in mere minutes, giving Leon her phone number too fast. That really makes her out to be a shallow bitch. It totally cheapened the tender moment in the car when she pulled over and told Nicky about how she felt. It just totally ruined it. 😒
I'm glad to have a good closing, but the other chapters were better. And just like several other people have commented, you can totally strip out the sex scenes and it's still a good read.
Anonymousover 3 years agoIn the UK, a driver's license is not regarded valid proof of identity, because there is no legal requirement in the UK to carry any form of identification document whatsoever, nor what name can appear on it if you choose to carry some; it's a good idea to have some, but not required by law, and no-one can force you to have one, nor can they force you to go by your birth name if you choose not to; you can use any name you like, as long as you state and acknowledge on official documentation (for instance applications for child benefit, unemployment benefits, medical practice registration etc.) that's the name you wish to be known and recognised by in your daily life.
The flip side of that is that any document you carry to prove your identity, such as a driving license, can be in the name you have let known is the one you wish to be known by, and not necesarily your birth name.
Under current British Immigration and Nationality law your birth certificate is the only definitive identity document recognised under UK law, or your British passport, as you will have had to submit your birth certificate (along with a notarised Deed-Poll showing your legal change of name) to obtain a UK passport in either your birth or legally changed new name.
Anonymousover 3 years agoI've read this before but due to the lockdown I ended up rereading it. And the only thing that bugs me is the question of Nicky's passport. His birth certificate has one name on it and his drivers license has another - there is no way that the US Embassy would have issued him a passport when his ID didn't agree with his birth certificate. A minor error but the only real flaw in a very good story.
Anonymousalmost 4 years agohonestly i didn't read this for erotica i just kept reading for the story, you should try writing professionally, id buy your books, lol
Anonymousabout 4 years agoThis is by far my all time favorite story out of all of them on this site!
Anonymousover 4 years agoA great story, well written and a great read. Me dips me lid sir.. Thank you.
