Grandmother AstridChapter 3
Astrid continued to cry on my leg for a few seconds before she realized what I had said. "Oh yes, Steve. Don't leave me. I'll do anything you want ... anything. Just don't leave me," she pleaded. "I couldn't stand it if you were to leave now that I've found you," she whimpered. "Promise me that you won't do that again." I asked her a second time, more loudly. "Yes, I promise. I won't do that again, Steve. Just don't leave me," she begged, and then added, "but it will take...