Chapter Thirteen The Ash Pixies
Cafe Merci was always a favorite. Anytime Stephenie had any business or shopping to do in Scottsdale, she’d take Caia and Brittany and stop for tea at one of the tables outside. Caia thought on what life would be like for her mother and sister after she left. Brittany would likely move on to college in Washington, taking advantage of the free money in the scholarship she was offered. She’d get married some day and have kids, making Stephenie a grandma. Stephenie wouldn’t remain stagnant for long. She’d realize that she was getting older and that she didn’t want to live alone forever, then she’d go out and find a man. They both had plenty of life left to live without “Ella.” But they wouldn’t see it that way at first.
Caia’s chest tightened at the thought o
