Along Waters of Sunshine and Shadow by Ava Miles

Author:Ava Miles
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ava Miles Inc.
Published: 2018-07-19T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Anna waved at Mrs. O’Shea as she walked back from the market.

“How’s your mother, Anna?” the woman called from her front porch.

Her mother hadn’t said much of anything since discovering the details of Martin’s death, asking to be left to grieve in peace. Anna hadn’t pressed since she’d heard her mother crying more often when she was in her room. To give her space, she and Noah tried to stay out of the house as much as possible when she was home.

“She’s doing fine, Mrs. O’Shea,” Anna called out. Her mother wouldn’t want her saying much more than that, especially after her little dust-up with Mrs. O’Shea at the party.

“I didn’t see her at the knitting group the other night,” the older woman said, sweeping the broom she was holding in large movements across her steps.

Anna hadn’t known that. She’d gotten home at ten from going out to dinner and having a nice walk with Noah. “I’m sure you’ll see her next week. Gotta run, Mrs. O’Shea. My groceries are probably cooked, what with all this heat.”

The woman waved at her, and Anna took off before she could say more. She hurried down the street to their house. At the gate, she stopped short.

A handsome young solider was sitting on her front porch steps. He had an Army duffel with him that looked to be stuffed with clothes. Given his loose-legged stature, she felt like he might have been waiting a while. Her mother was at her secretarial job, and Anna’s shopping had taken longer than expected since her main grocery store had been out of eggs, a scarcity she hoped would soon end.

“Can I help you?” she asked, shifting her bags to open the gate.

The man pushed off the steps. “Anna? Heck, I’d know that face anywhere. Noah looked at your picture so much I feel like I know you. I’m Billie Henderson, Noah’s friend from the 3rd Infantry.”

“Billie! You’re back from the war.”

“Yes, ma’am,” he said, puffing out his chest. “Although I don’t know how they’ll do without me. Decided not to send me to the South Pacific after weeks of waiting in Paris for my orders. Then it took me a bit to get back here, what with the slow boat they put us all on. Man, I’ve seen tanks move faster. Here, let me help you.”

He took the bags from her hands and walked with her down the sidewalk.

“Noah’s coming by in a while,” she said. “He said you might be showing up any day.”

And she’d been fretting about it. It still worried her that he might prejudice Noah against her neighborhood.

Oh, she was being silly. Noah made up his own mind. Hadn’t Alice been teasing her for days now about falling for an egghead?

“Yeah, me and Noah figured your house would be the easiest place to meet once I

got bounced. I mean, I don’t have a permanent residence here anymore. Gave my apartment up when I went to war.”

She opened the front door. “Of course, you’re most welcome.

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