A Nurse for Connor by Patricia PacJac Carroll

Author:Patricia PacJac Carroll [Carroll, Patricia PacJac]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: PacJac Publishing
Published: 2020-07-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Josey had stood in the hallway, out of sight. But she heard the hard, hateful words between Father and son. It shouldn’t be that way. She had no family, and Connor had a wonderful family but didn’t feel as if he were part of it.

She hadn’t talked with David or Ben, but they seemed like nice men. And David’s wife, Lucy, she was sweet and caring. And a good mother.

But Connor and Joseph couldn’t see eye to eye on anything. Perhaps it was because they were too much alike. Well, Connor wasn’t going anywhere for a couple of months. She had time to try and patch them together.

David came up beside her. “They’re like that all the time. When Mother was alive, they were close, but after she died, something broke between them. Connor was Mother’s favorite. She gave him the horse, Spanish Bill, and claimed his bloodlines went back to the conquistadors. At least that was what we were all told.”

“I’m sure your mother loved you all.”

David grinned. “She did. But when Connor was around, her eyes lit up. Maybe because she looked at him as a young version of Father. Whatever the reason, he was her favorite. She gave him the horse, and then she took sick from the fever and died.”

“Why would Connor blame himself for her death?”

“He had the fever first. Mother stayed up with him day and night. She was worn out. I don’t think Father wanted to blame him, but after she died, he turned his back on Connor. I saw it. I was seventeen, but I knew something had broken between them.”

Josey nodded. “It’s so sad. I never knew my mother or father, it’s such a waste for a family not to get along.”

David patted her shoulder. “Sorry, Josey. You’re doing a wonderful job with Connor. He ran off the four women that Father hired before. I think Connor likes you.”

Josey smiled. “I do like him. I hope I can help them both.”

David nodded. “You keep doing what you’re doing. I have a good feeling about you.”

She looked at him. “You do favor your mother, but I see Joseph in the shape of your nose and mouth. You may not have his blue eyes, but you have the look of him. Don’t give up on either your father or Connor.”

“No, I won’t.” He pointed to Ben, who was playing with David’s oldest, a boy of four. “Ben, he’s the one caught in the middle. I’m hoping when he marries Nan, he’ll settle down. He’s a good man. And so is Connor. I hope he won’t leave the ranch. He needs a good woman to love him.”

Josey stared at David. He was looking right at her, and she was getting the idea that he meant her. But she hadn’t come out here to marry a patient. She had been warned by Nurse Harrow about falling in love with a client. It wasn’t allowed by the school and was severely frowned upon as unprofessional.

“Think about it, Josey.

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