Road To Love

had cared for the motorcycle since he died. I'd been away in college and the Army at the time, but I had always been the logical family member

r, had taken one look at the decrepit bike after w

setts – a village that had once been a mill town, and now, thanks to Interstate 93, had become a b

I had opted to keep the house in anticipation that one of us might move back into the place we'd been raised. Now, five years later, Anna had committed to stay in Sa

our parents had lived simple and even austere lives. When our parent's estate had closed and the last tax returns were filed, my sister and I had been pleasan

before pulling it to her rental car. She turned and looked nostalgically at the house after she put her bag in the rear seat. She stood tall a

mean, I can stay ... or you could come out to San Diego and be with me for a while. You

service, notifications, and all; but sometime I do need to learn how to live alone." We hugged. "Who knows, I just migh

ty clothes. "What will you do? I mean, you quit your job. They'd

shared. I've got to get out of there and here – too many crazy memories that make me sad. I may even move out of the area. Karen made me promise

ke the last five years – or that stint while you disap

ak grin, "Hey, you were the one tha

od guy especially for doing childcare these past two weeks, even going out of his way to get the kids to school on time." She paused and reinforced her invitation, "Look, please come out and stay with us a wh

clude me in her family. "I promise I'll keep in touch ... and don't worry about me. You're the only family I have now. I never became close to Karen's parents; they liv

the past month. Every time I mentioned Karen's name my b

d kissed me solidly – a most un-sister-like kiss on the lips. "Jim, I love you dearly. I really love you. Seeing you these weeks has meant so much to me; it rekindled all the feelings I've had for you sin

nt. I more than liked the kiss, and didn't want it to stop, but I felt the conflicts I guessed siblings were expected to disp