5 Years Later
Avery
The honeysuckle climbed the wall of the quaint cottage and infused the surrounding air with its sweet scent. I spotted her, head bent low, over a patch of pansies, working the small trowel in her hand and digging up weeds while humming a tune.
I strolled up the path to the cottage, pausing near where she crouched. Bees hummed around a large patch of fragrant lavender that spilled over onto the path.
Mum gave me a relaxed smile and gathered her tools up, stretching the fingers of her gardening gloves upwards to pull them off.
“Hi, Mum.” I enfolded her in a hug, and she ambled inside, leading the way.
Yiannis met her at the base of the stairs and dropped a lingering kiss on her cheek.
“Go into the garden, Jean dear. I will bring out the jasmine tea.”
Much had happ
