An Island Between Us by K'Anne Meinel

Author:K'Anne Meinel [Meinel, K'Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: An Island Between Us, K'Anne Meinel, Romance, Historical Romance, Historical, Lesbians in History
Publisher: Shadoe Publishing
Published: 2019-07-13T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

The next day dawned bright and clear. They fried their eggs early and fed the children using canned milk. Together, they emptied the boat and lugged their boxes and furniture up to the cabin. They left everything in the screened-in porch to go through later. They were leaving the dogs home this time, and they hoped they would scare away anyone that had been on the island.

The ride over was amazingly smooth, and they all felt the glory of late summer in the air. The rains that signaled fall was coming weren’t a surprise. It was very hot that day, and they looked forward to getting things accomplished in town.

“School first, bank later?” Marion confirmed as they tied off the boat. She glanced up at the truck and trailer, worried about emptying it further.

“Sounds like a plan,” Barbara said as they all trooped to the truck and started it up. She removed a couple pallets from in front of the truck and put them into the bed.

“Think I’ll pass the test, Mom?” Brenda fretted.

“I haven’t a doubt in my mind. You are all brilliant,” Marion answered, including Richard in her response as she glanced in the back seat.

The school was small. In fact, it looked to be just one room and had at one time been a church. The teacher, Mrs. Larson, was happy to meet them and introduced them to the principal, who had a small office in the basement. Together, they would administer the tests to the children.

“Do you know how long they will be?” Barbara asked, looking at her watch and wondering if they could go over to the bank while the children tested.

“At least two hours. Do you want to wait or–” began Mrs. Larson.

“We’ll be back. We have some business to attend to, and we’ll leave our children in your excellent hands,” Marion said charmingly.

The teacher preened under the slight praise and watched as the two women got in their truck and headed towards downtown.

Stopping at the bank, they walked in. They’d changed from their usual dungaree jeans into trousers but still found some people who frowned at women wearing pants. They didn’t care since it was more comfortable and made more sense for them than dresses.

“Mr. Bradshaw?” Marion said as she stood before the bank manager’s desk. “Do you remember us?” She sounded like a little girl, and Barbara looked at her oddly.

“Ummm, yes, Misses...” he hesitated long enough that they all knew he couldn’t remember their names.

“Whiting and Jenkins,” Marion said a little more firmly, pointing at Barbara and herself as she announced their names. She was annoyed at this game that bankers played.

“Yes...” he said, oozing charm as he sweated against his stiff, white color. “Won’t you...ladies have a seat?” he offered. Just the fact that he hesitated over calling them ladies had angered them both, but they hid it well.

As they sat down, Barbara decided to see what Marion was up to and let her take the lead. “I was wondering, Mr.

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