The townhouse had a blue door.<\/p>\n
That was the first thing I liked.<\/p>\n
Not the location.<\/p>\n
Not the price.<\/p>\n
Not the square footage.<\/p>\n
The blue door.<\/p>\n
I stood on the sidewalk in Savannah and felt ridiculous.<\/p>\n
Marjorie had driven down again, partly to see me and partly because she now considered herself qualified to judge Southern real estate after owning a Charleston bungalow for six days.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt needs repainting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon't touch the door.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI hate it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cExcellent. Buy it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The agent unlocked the house.<\/p>\n
Inside, it was smaller than the condominium I had lost.<\/p>\n
Older too.<\/p>\n
The floors creaked.<\/p>\n
One upstairs window stuck halfway.<\/p>\n
The kitchen cabinets needed refinishing.<\/p>\n
But the rooms felt human-sized.<\/p>\n
Not designed for entertaining twenty people.<\/p>\n
Not designed around a family I might occasionally host.<\/p>\n
Designed for one person who lived there every day.<\/p>\n
Me.<\/p>\n
That distinction affected me more than I expected.<\/p>\n
The living room had built-in shelves.<\/p>\n
I immediately pictured Ernest's books.<\/p>\n
Then corrected myself.<\/p>\n
My books.<\/p>\n
Some of his.<\/p>\n
Not all.<\/p>\n
The second bedroom faced the courtyard.<\/p>\n
Enough room for Maya.<\/p>\n
But it did not look like a child's permanent bedroom waiting for her arrival.<\/p>\n
Good.<\/p>\n
The study was tiny.<\/p>\n
Perfect for photographs.<\/p>\n
Paperwork.<\/p>\n
Maybe writing.<\/p>\n
I had no idea what I would write.<\/p>\n
The possibility still pleased me.<\/p>\n
Upstairs, Marjorie opened a closet.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou own too many clothes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have not seen my clothes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is increasingly irritating.\u201d<\/p>\n
She smiled.<\/p>\n
Then became serious.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou like this one.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than the last.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCan you afford it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAny competing offers?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOne.\u201d<\/p>\n
I sighed.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>\n
The agent explained that the sellers were not choosing until Monday.<\/p>\n
Three days.<\/p>\n
No artificial noon deadline.<\/p>\n
Time.<\/p>\n
That mattered.<\/p>\n
We walked through twice.<\/p>\n
Then a third time.<\/p>\n
In the courtyard, a small magnolia tree leaned toward one wall.<\/p>\n
The previous owner had left a stone bench.<\/p>\n
I sat.<\/p>\n
The city sounded near but not loud.<\/p>\n
Footsteps.<\/p>\n
A car.<\/p>\n
Birds.<\/p>\n
Somewhere, someone practicing trumpet badly.<\/p>\n
I smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can hear you deciding,\u201d Marjorie said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m considering.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSame face.\u201d<\/p>\n
She sat beside me.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat's stopping you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAustin.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don't mean because he wants me in Atlanta.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I buy this, I\u2019m choosing a place four hours from Maya.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCorrect.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI missed almost a year.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso correct.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe grew while I was gone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was rude of her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m serious.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at the tree.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat if choosing what I want means missing things?\u201d<\/p>\n
Marjorie\u2019s expression softened.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will.\u201d<\/p>\n
That was not comforting.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou could live across the street and still miss things.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot as many.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cProbably not.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo decide what kind of grandmother you want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
I knew the answer.<\/p>\n
Present.<\/p>\n
But presence had once become availability.<\/p>\n
Availability became duty.<\/p>\n
Duty became resentment.<\/p>\n
Could presence have another form?<\/p>\n
I asked the agent for the disclosure documents.<\/p>\n
Then returned to Atlanta without making an offer.<\/p>\n
Maya came to my apartment after school.<\/p>\n
She dropped her backpack and immediately asked, \u201cDid you buy it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m deciding.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDad showed me pictures.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of course he had.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you think?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI like the blue door.\u201d<\/p>\n
I laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cFinally, someone with taste.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCan I paint my room?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don't have a room.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her face fell.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean if you stay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere will be a guest room.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat's my room.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. It is the guest room.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor guests.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho else?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMarjorie.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe has a house.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cExcellent point.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maya climbed onto the sofa.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo Savannah is four hours.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cApproximately.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s far.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy don't you live here?\u201d<\/p>\n
There it was.<\/p>\n
The question I had expected from Austin but got from her instead.<\/p>\n
\u201cI might.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you like Atlanta?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you like Savannah more?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don't know.\u201d<\/p>\n
She considered.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes Savannah need you?\u201d<\/p>\n
The question startled me.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDad says you shouldn't live places because people need you.\u201d<\/p>\n
I stared.<\/p>\n
My private family revolution had apparently become educational curriculum.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour father said that?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKind of.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat exactly?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said Grandma gets to pick where she lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
That sounded better.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour father is right.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maya frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen pick here.\u201d<\/p>\n
I laughed softly.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re persuasive.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease?\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at her.<\/p>\n
That word.<\/p>\n
Not manipulation.<\/p>\n
A child wanting her grandmother nearby.<\/p>\n
I felt the pull instantly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to be close to you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen be close.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simple.<\/p>\n
Adults made everything difficult.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaya.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I live somewhere else, do you think that means I love you less?\u201d<\/p>\n
She hesitated.<\/p>\n
\u201cA little.\u201d<\/p>\n
The answer hurt.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause you'd rather be there.\u201d<\/p>\n
I sat beside her.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n
She looked surprised.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou're not going to say I'm wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAm I?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPartly.\u201d<\/p>\n
She leaned against me.<\/p>\n
I continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you choose Sophie for a sleepover instead of another friend, does that mean you hate the other friend?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes choosing soccer mean you love science less?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don't love science.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBad example.\u201d<\/p>\n
She smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople choose one thing without rejecting everything else.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I would not lie.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I choose Savannah, I'm choosing a place I like. I'm not choosing it instead of you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you'll miss stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy birthday?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSchool things?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSome.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSoccer?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSome.\u201d<\/p>\n
She looked down.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if you live here?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI'll still miss some.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLess.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I let that remain true.<\/p>\n
Then she asked, \u201cWhat do you get in Savannah?\u201d<\/p>\n
The question was remarkable.<\/p>\n
Not what does Savannah have.<\/p>\n
What do you get?<\/p>\n
I thought carefully.<\/p>\n
\u201cA place that's mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou could have that here.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen what else?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSpace.\u201d<\/p>\n
She frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom us?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA little.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her expression hurt me.<\/p>\n
I touched her hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot because I don't love you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I spent a long time being very close to everyone and forgetting what I wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDad says that too.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYour father has become annoyingly educational.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maya giggled.<\/p>\n
I continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to know that when I visit, I'm visiting because I want to. And when you visit me, you're coming because you want to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI would.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat if I don't want space?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou're eleven.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAlmost.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou get some opinions. Not all.\u201d<\/p>\n
She groaned.<\/p>\n
Then asked, \u201cCan I have the guest room?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile you're there.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCan I choose sheets?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat seems negotiable.\u201d<\/p>\n
She smiled.<\/p>\n
Conversation apparently concluded.<\/p>\n
That evening, Austin came to collect her.<\/p>\n
After she left, he remained at my door.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe told me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI assumed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe thinks Savannah is stealing you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI gathered.\u201d<\/p>\n
Austin leaned against the frame.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can tell her it's okay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon't.\u201d<\/p>\n
He frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause it isn't entirely okay for her.\u201d<\/p>\n
He thought.<\/p>\n
\u201cFair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe wants me here.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo do I.\u201d<\/p>\n
There it was.<\/p>\n
He did not hide it.<\/p>\n
I appreciated that.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy haven't you said anything?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause you know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd because I don't want my preference becoming pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can have a preference.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI do.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is it?\u201d<\/p>\n
He smiled sadly.<\/p>\n
\u201cTen minutes away.\u201d<\/p>\n
I laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt least you're honest.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo blocks was nice.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou're leaving the apartment next week.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
That made the future immediate.<\/p>\n
My temporary rental ended soon.<\/p>\n
I could extend.<\/p>\n
Move into a hotel.<\/p>\n
Go to Savannah.<\/p>\n
Return briefly to Miami.<\/p>\n
Stay with Austin.<\/p>\n
Options.<\/p>\n
None emergency.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you want?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
I looked at him.<\/p>\n
Months earlier, that had been the question that changed our relationship.<\/p>\n
Now he asked again.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want Savannah.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saying it aloud hurt.<\/p>\n
Not because it was wrong.<\/p>\n
Because it became real.<\/p>\n
Austin absorbed the answer.<\/p>\n
Then nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou're disappointed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSay more.\u201d<\/p>\n
He sighed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI imagined Sunday dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n
My chest tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaya dropping by.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou coming over when you felt like it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMe complaining you were too close.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cProbably.\u201d<\/p>\n
We smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cI imagined making up for the year you were gone.\u201d<\/p>\n
There it was.<\/p>\n
I stepped toward him.<\/p>\n
\u201cAustin.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know we don't have to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can't.\u201d<\/p>\n
He looked at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can't make up a year.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can only have whatever comes next.\u201d<\/p>\n
He nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hate that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo do I.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then I said, \u201cFour hours isn't another continent.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou'll visit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI'll visit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMaya can stay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe'll live there all summer if you let her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI will not.\u201d<\/p>\n
He smiled.<\/p>\n
Then hugged me.<\/p>\n
\u201cMake the offer.\u201d<\/p>\n
I pulled back.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou mean it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
We both laughed.<\/p>\n
He continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut make it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The next morning, I called the agent.<\/p>\n
I offered slightly below asking.<\/p>\n
Not because Iris advised it.<\/p>\n
Not because Austin did.<\/p>\n
Because the inspection would likely show work and I wanted room in the budget.<\/p>\n
The sellers countered.<\/p>\n
I countered again.<\/p>\n
By Sunday evening, we had an agreement.<\/p>\n
Contingent on inspection.<\/p>\n
Closing in five weeks.<\/p>\n
I stared at the signed contract.<\/p>\n
A home.<\/p>\n
Possibly.<\/p>\n
Mine.<\/p>\n
My phone rang.<\/p>\n
Maya.<\/p>\n
\u201cDad told me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe shouldn't have before the inspection.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat's inspection?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSomeone checks whether the house is secretly falling apart.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIs it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope not.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo you bought Savannah?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI might.\u201d<\/p>\n
She was quiet.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you mad?\u201d<\/p>\n
I asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
That sounded exactly like yes.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaya.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sad.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou still want me there?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor how long?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe a week in summer. Maybe holidays. Maybe weekends when it works.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCan I choose the guest-room sheets?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPurple?\u201d<\/p>\n
I hated purple.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith stars?\u201d<\/p>\n
I closed my eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCan Biscuit come?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about Pepper?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely not.\u201d<\/p>\n
That made her laugh.<\/p>\n
Then she said, \u201cGrandma?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don't think you're choosing us less.\u201d<\/p>\n
My eyes filled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat changed?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDad said loving people isn't picking them every time.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked toward the window.<\/p>\n
My son.<\/p>\n
Teaching his daughter what he had taken forty-one years to learn.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you think?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think sometimes you should still pick me.\u201d<\/p>\n
I smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think so too.\u201d<\/p>\n
After we hung up, I called Austin.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou've been talking.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe cornered me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did you tell her?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe truth.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhich truth?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat I'd rather have you here.\u201d<\/p>\n
I smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat I still think you should go.\u201d<\/p>\n
I closed my eyes briefly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon't get sentimental.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cToo late.\u201d<\/p>\n
The inspection happened Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Roof decent.<\/p>\n
Plumbing old but functional.<\/p>\n
Electrical panel needed upgrading.<\/p>\n
One window required replacement.<\/p>\n
Normal problems.<\/p>\n
Real house.<\/p>\n
I negotiated a repair credit.<\/p>\n
Signed again.<\/p>\n
Then I sat alone in my temporary apartment with the final paperwork on the table.<\/p>\n
For the first time since Ernest died, I had chosen a permanent direction.<\/p>\n
Not forever.<\/p>\n
Nothing was forever.<\/p>\n
But long enough to buy furniture.<\/p>\n
Long enough to unpack boxes.<\/p>\n
Long enough to plant something in the courtyard.<\/p>\n
I touched Ernest\u2019s ring.<\/p>\n
Then took it off.<\/p>\n
Not because I no longer wanted it.<\/p>\n
Because I wanted to look at my hand without it.<\/p>\n
The pale indentation remained.<\/p>\n
Forty years of marriage did not disappear when the ring came off.<\/p>\n
I slid it back on.<\/p>\n
My choice.<\/p>\n
Not duty.<\/p>\n
Later that night, Chloe called.<\/p>\n
\u201cAustin told me about Savannah.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI assumed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy for you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I hate it.\u201d<\/p>\n
I laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth are true.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
She hesitated.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan I tell you something?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think if you moved here, part of me would start relying on you again.\u201d<\/p>\n
I appreciated the honesty.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor Maya?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause it would be easy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd easy is dangerous for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sometimes.<\/p>\n
Not always.<\/p>\n
But for this family, perhaps for a while.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think four hours may be healthy,\u201d Chloe said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo do I.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then she smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you are taking Maya for a week.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe'll negotiate.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n
After the call, I opened the Savannah listing one last time.<\/p>\n
The blue door waited.<\/p>\n
The courtyard.<\/p>\n
The shelves.<\/p>\n
A home not built around anyone else's emergency.<\/p>\n
For the first time, I allowed myself to picture the key in my own hand.<\/p>\n
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