Left Neglected

Bob supervises as Sarah brushes her teeth, as he does for the children. Sarah tries to convince him to stay in Vermont rather than returning to work, since his company is not paying for the week between Christmas and New Year. Bob says he must go, that he must keep his company going. Sarah knows that, pre-accident, she would have felt the same, but now she understands the toll it is taking on Bob.

Bob helps Sarah get undressed, and she kisses him. They then have sex, which is the first time since the accident. Sarah finds that her loss of control of her left side is problematic, but they manage anyway. Bob tucks Sarah into bed and leaves for Welmont. 

Sarah learns more about her mother and is surprised to find how much alike they are. She wonders what Helen thinks about her. Sarah also wonders about her childhood, why she was not enough for her mother after Nate died.

Helen encourages Sarah to read something easier than the Sunday Times, like People magazine. Sarah thinks that Helen does not understand that reading the Times is about getting her life back.

Helen takes some pills, which she smilingly calls her “vitamins,” as they call Charlie’s Concerta.