“Hey, Lady,
you don’t look the worse for wear!” Sara
laughed as she saw Millie enter the kitchen the next morning.
“I can’t believe there’s not a hint
of a headache. I don’t remember when
I’ve had so much wine!”
They both turned as the sound of
voices could be heard from the reception area.
“Let me take care of those check-outs.
This may be a busy morning.”
“Sara, I do plan to leave today,
but let me help you this morning.” Sara had a staff, but during the busy season,
extra arms came in handy. Millie dusted
and sanitized and washed bedding for the next few hours.
She loved the way Sara had so
carefully decorated each room. Themes
dominated the décor—Victorian, traditional cottage, sea coast, sunflowers,
shabby chic, Tuscan—and each space with its own unique view of the surrounding
landscape. Helping Sara gave Millie an
excuse to enter these restful spaces.
Now back in the kitchen, “Thank
you, Sara, for all your listening. I’ve
never shared the Robbie part of my past.
I don’t want to drop the idea of connecting with him, if that’s even
possible, but I feel so much better now than when I arrived yesterday.”
“Millie, I
feel privileged that you told me the story.
AND, I really appreciate your help this morning. Why not consider staying and working full
time?”
Millie
laughed. “You do understand that my
enthusiasm for said work comes because it’s a temporary, volunteer position,
don’t you? If I had to do it everyday, I’d be your number one slacker!”
“I keep thinking those ideas will
surface for me—that I’ll get tired of all this work and just want to step away
from it. And it’s true I hire more of it
done all the time. But I just love the
people and their stories—honeymoons, secret get-a-ways, families—everyone
has a story, and they’re all so interesting.
My life would be dull without hearing their tales most every day.”
“You’re
just so great with people, Sara. This is
where you belong. Thank you again that I
could unload my woes on you. Maybe
I’ll never find out what happened to Robbie.
I have lived this long without knowing, so I guess I’ll manage the rest
of my life if that’s what's to be.”
To be continued…
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