Chapter 5—West Hollywood, Friday, October 31, 2019

“Mom, could you come pick me up?”

“Kit looked at the phone in confusion, “Angie?”

“Yes, Mom.  I’m at a party that got noisy.  Security broke it up and they’re waiting until all of the kids are picked up by their parents.  Any kids not picked up are going to be dropped at the police precinct.”

“So, Angelica, my daughter, “ Kit spoke very slowly, enunciating each syllable carefully for emphasis, “ you want me to come and get you.”

“Uh huh.”

“And your actual mothers?”

“I’ll explain later.”

Kit sighed, “Give me the address.”

After speaking to Angelica, Kit looked around the crowded Planet.  She hated when Halloween fell on a Friday or Saturday because she lost the additional revenue day ot would otherwise bring.  Since the club was running smoothly, she felt she could be spared for the 60 minutes it would take to get Angelica in the exclusive gated community where she was being held captive by the private security force.

Kit glanced at the stage and smiled as she watched Angus’s band perform.  In the last year, her son Ian’s talent as a guitarist has exploded and he now joined his father’s band onstage when it performed at their club.  She was annoyed at Angelica’s antics, which would make her miss part of Ian’s performance.  Kit reminded herself that Ian played for himself and not for his parents’ approval and that he knew that they both adored him.  He would not be hurt by her absence but she had still wanted to watch.

As Kit’s mind ticked off a list of what she needed to do before she could leave, her eyes rested on the elaborate flower arrangement that sat on her desk.  Kit smiled as she pulled the card from its envelope, although she knew what it would say.  For over 35 years, the text had been the same and a floral arrangement always arrived on this day, even during those periods of her past when she thought she did not want to be found.

Kit smiled as she read:

Unforgettable in every way
And forever more, that’s how you’ll stay.