Page 20 of Blind Trust
Ding.
The elevator doors opened, and Cecelia moved forward, using her cane.
“I’ve got the door,” he said, as he reached for it, to hold it open for her.
“Thank you,” she said, and then she moved past him into the elevator, reaching the back then turning to face out.
After stepping inside, he pressed the fourth-floor button, and the doors closed. He stood beside her, wondering if she would be nervous about elevators if he weren’t there with her.
The elevator stopped on the fourth floor, and they got out and headed down the corridor.
One of the nurses walking toward them rolled a stand with fluids for a patient.
“Excuse me,” Cecelia said, as her cane bumped into the leg of the stand.
“You’re fine, sweetheart,” the nurse said. “Can I help you find a patient?”
“Yes. Sam Whitaker.”
“She’s in room 417, past the nurse’s station in the corner.” The nurse eyed Brian as she gave them directions.
“Thanks,” he said.
“Oh, thank you,” Cecelia said, sending a beaming smile in the nurse’s direction.
“You’re quite welcome,” the nurse said, smiling in return.
Brian noted again the reaction people had to Cecelia.
Does she have any idea how often she makes others smile? How much she brightens our lives?
That was something he wanted to tell her, when the time was right.
Maybe tonight at dinner.
* * *
When Brian pickedCecelia up at Sam’s house, she was wearing a sleeveless, flowered dress and sandals.
“You look beautiful,” he said.
“Thank you.”
“Just one little thing,” he said.
She looked toward him, waiting.
He reached to the back of her neck, and then tucked the tag of her dress back down beneath her dress. “Perfect.”
She blushed and reached behind her neck, to make sure her dress was now right. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome,” he said. “Ready?”
“Ready.”
He placed his hand on the small of her back and walked with her to his truck. There, he opened the door for her.
As she climbed into his truck, he said, “I’m taking you to Coronado Beach after dinner. You can walk on the same beach Marilyn Monroe walked on, when filmingSome Like it Hot.”
