Unlike the rest of my family, she was a brunette. That day, she'd come home from work and was sitting on the couch in the living room, reading a magazine.Īt 35, she was 10 years younger than my dad was. Lately, they'd both been drifting apart and for me it had awoken memories of him and my mom before the divorce. My father was out on a week-long business trip. She'd failed a job interview (again) and was worrying about the state of the marriage. My step-mother had had a very frustrating day. She was genuinely interested in what he had to say.I would have never expected her to take such a fascination in what I had to offer. Kelsey honed in on his every word, she loved being around him as much as he loved being around her. He had not seen her in 2 weeks so he had a lot to talk about. That was the beginning of a tradition they and only they shared every-time she came over.įor the next 30 minutes Kevin filled Kelsey in on all of the things he had been doing. Wanting to break the ice and make him feel more comfortable, she saw the couch in the den and asked him if her wanted to race to it. She remembers him almost hiding behind Gloria when she arrived. She still remembers the first time she met Kevin. It was a ritual they shared that dated back to the first time she babysat him. Leaping a few feet from the couch, they both sailed through the air and landed softly on the couch she called 'the couch from heaven'. With that Kelsey and Kevin ran toward the huge, over-sized couch in the den. "Race you to the couch." She said with excitement. Slipping her heels off by the door, she turned to Kevin and he knew what that meant. With all of the athletic awards she won, and being runner up in the Junior Miss State Beauty Pageant, graduating third in a class of 231 students, was the accomplishment she was most proud of. She worked extra hard academically to show that she was more than a pretty face and talented athlete. She detested the girls in high school who flaunted their looks to gain social status and popularity. Her most amazing attribute was not that she was very intelligent, an outstanding tennis player, or strikingly beautiful, it was her humble nature in which she carried herself. The five foot, eight inch tall, long brown haired beauty could make any man stop in his track. Tealey two professional women who 'dressed to the nines' everyday. Even though her Mediterranean/Greek ethnicity gave her a nice, natural tan complexion, she felt hosiery gave her legs a classy look something she learned from her mother and Mrs. Unlike most of the girls her age, she loved wearing stockings with her heels. Wearing a navy blue, form fitting, short sleeve dress that stopped two inches above her knees, tan stockings, and tan Nine West Emmala 4 inch Pointy Toe Pumps, Kelsey felt she dressed to impress. Kelsey wanted to wow the interview board with her intelligence, charm, as well as her looks. Kelsey was like a daughter to Gloria and a sister to Kevin, who adored her by the way. When she hired Kelsey five years ago, to watch a then 6 year old Kevin, Gloria had no idea Kelsey would become a part of the family as much as anyone could be vacations, weekend get-aways, trips to amusement/water parks, Kelsey had experienced it all with them. Well.as far as Gloria was concerned, Kelsey was family. Gloria literally trusted Kelsey as if she were family. She was responsible, kind, trust-worthy, and she had a heart of gold. Of all the babysitters she had ever hired, Kelsey was the best. She hated to call Kelsey at such short notice but Gloria knew she could count on her. Today was a planned day off but she was called in to review paperwork that was being finalized for a very important upcoming trial. Her life took on new meaning when she became a mom and Kevin brought joy to Gloria she had never known. Divorced shortly after Kevin turned four years old, he was everything to her. Gloria Tealey was a single mom and a very respected lawyer.
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