“Really?”
“It’s awfully cold in Vermont in the winter. Florida might be a welcome change for my old bones.” Mom smiled, a measure of sadness softening her gaze. “Plus, it’s not healthy for me to stay here, cooped up in this old house I used to share with Daddy. I think I’m ready to let go.” The pressure on Bonnie’s hand increased as her mom squeezed. “Maybe you could do the same.”
“What? Leave town? Go to Wyoming?”
“Yes, exactly.”
Bonnie pressed her lips together and slipped her hand out from under her mother’s. “I’m thinking about it.”
“Seems like you’ve been doing that for a while now.”
“It’s complicated.”
“I know it is, sweetie.” Mom moved away, and Bonnie felt her slipping away more than just physically. “I know it is.”
The next day, Bonnie went to the veterinary clinic after s
