#Chapter 46: Unanswered Questions

Lionel’s POV I am not crazy. ‘I’m not,’ I think insistently. It has been only days since Nan recovered. Things have changed between us again. But I am pleased with these changes. It is hard to pinpoint those differences outwardly. On the surface not much has changed. Only those really looking would notice. I have been looking. My eyes have always been drawn to Nan. But now I am refusing to fight that urge. Nan is sitting with the girls at a smaller desk. Pieces of their homework are strown about. The girls are giggling but focused. Her wavy brunette hair is pulled back into a singular braid. Suppressed amusement lurks beneath her patience demeaner. Seemingly the same as every afternoon these last few months. I walk in the room and situate myself behind Nan to face the girls. “How’s the homework coming?” I inquire. “Words are hard. Can’t Vera just read for me, and I can count for her?” Patti whines. “Sounds good to me!” Vera adds. I raise my eyebrow. “Does i