Accepting Grace by Anna Christine Boulier

Author:Anna Christine Boulier
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Anna Christine Boulier
Published: 2018-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Luke pushed the lawn mower across the yard of Ana Sophia and Diego López’s home. It had been the first sunny day he had off in a bit, and he couldn’t wait any longer to mow their yard since the grass was so high. He didn’t want Ana Sophia to try to cut it herself, the woman was seventy-two years old.

Seeing the screen door open and a flash of yellow, Luke turned to see Ana Sophia waving at him, her yellow dress flapping in the breeze. Turning the lawn mower off, Luke walked over to the front porch and asked, “Is something wrong, Abuela?”

“I’ve got lemonade and cookies inside. Take a break, it’s too calor for you to be out here without a siesta.”

“Sí, it is hot today. Let me finish this one row and I’ll be done and can really enjoy a rest.”

Sighing, Ana Sophia said with a smile, “Hurry up. The galletas won’t stay warm for long.”

Luke nodded before switching the lawn mower on to finish the last bit. He had been mowing the López’s yard since he was fifteen and found out through the church the married couple were having a hard time after Diego was injured when a beam fell on him in a fire and he wouldn’t be working as a firefighter anymore. Luke had offered to mow their yard and do general maintenance for free, and the sweet couple became the grandparents he never had. When his own mother died, and Marissa had run off, they stepped in to help him get through the funeral and make plans for his future. It was because of them he became a firefighter, seeing the love Diego had for the job and knowing the much needed stability it would give him, made it an easy decision.

Ten minutes later he finished and went inside the kitchen to wash up. He had spent many hours here and considered it more of a home than the many apartments he shared with his mother and sister over the years. He finished drying his hands, before sitting at the old wooden table in the sunny red kitchen across from Ana Sophia, who insisted he call her grandmother since his first day mowing her lawn.

Reaching for a cookie, he wasn’t surprised when she clucked her tongue. “Prayer first, then galletas.”

Luke chuckled, but bowed his head, No one argued with Abuela. Saying a quick prayer, because he was hungry, he was surprised to look up and see the serious look on her face. “What’s wrong? Is Diego okay? I thought he was watching a baseball game with the retired fireman group.”

Ana Sophia nodded and said, “He is, but I wanted to talk to you about something. What is wrong with you, m’ijo? You’ve been quiet the whole time you’ve been here and I’ve seen you very little this summer.”

Luke sighed, she’s always known me so well, even though I’m not really her flesh and blood. Biting into a warm cookie, he munched a moment.

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