1. Max and Rosie Pt. 2


    Date: 7/6/2016, Categories: Love Stories, Author: Sisyphus, Rating: 18, Source: LushStories

    apprentice and she married Michael. They have a son, Tollie, who went to Harvard. I don't know what he's doing now.” While Robin spoke, Max remembered the small vegetable garden Rosie had tended and the peach preserves she made. He remembered how proud she was of the tomatoes and peppers she grew and how she would say, “Everything in this salad came from the garden.” He saw the small area where she’d had the garden. It was now covered with weeds and the wire fence she made to keep the deer out was a shambles. “Rosie had a garden out there. I bet we could get it back in shape.” “Great. I didn't know she had a garden.” “How could you? She doesn't remember it, and, until I looked out there, I didn't remember.” Max closed his eyes and again tears swelled in him as he pictured Rosie on her knees with that yellow bandana and how much she loved her garden. He sighed and noticed Robin look up at him and smile when he wiped away the tears. Why is she looking at me like that? “So, do you think you'll ever go back to Rainbow's End?” Max asked, snapping out of his reverie. “I hope so. I want to, but right now I'm here taking care of Rosie...who knows what I'll do when I'm no longer her nurse.” Max didn't say anything, but suddenly the thought of Robin not living in his house stunned him. She'll be gone when Rosie dies. “It will feel strange when you're not here and the house will be empty except for me.” “You'll be fine. I'm sure.” Robin smiled at him. “You'll be able to finish that ...
    novel you've been writing.” “I guess. We'll see.” “Well, tomorrow is your anniversary and in a few days we will resurrect Rosie's garden. What do you think?” Max took another deep sigh and looked out the backyard, then at Robin. “I could use the exercise. I like the idea.” While standing there, they heard a car park in the driveway and a door slam, then saw Leah carrying flowers. When she came into the kitchen, she kissed her father on the cheek. “These are for your anniversary, Dad. They're snapdragons. Mom's favorite.” “Thank you, but Mom won't know what they are.” “I know, but I wanted to buy them for her and you. I have to run. Ron and I are going to a movie, and I'm already behind schedule. I'll call tomorrow.” At dinner that night, Robin fed Rosie the chicken soup she’d made. Max sat across from them, watching how Robin held the spoon in front of Rosie’s mouth as if she was feeding a child. “Open wide, this is good for you.” He admired Robin’s patience, how she smiled every time Rosie sipped and swallowed the soup. When she finished, she wiped Rosie’s mouth with a napkin, and then went to the refrigerator and took out the vanilla ice cream and served it to her in the same green bowl she used every night. Max loved how Rosie licked her lips and closed her eyes as she savored the taste of the ice cream and the look of pleasure on her face sent a warm sensation through him. “She really loves that ice cream,” Max said. “Let me feed it to her.” Max took Robin’s seat and lifted ...
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