Bluegrass Bachelors by Jennifer Johnson

Author:Jennifer Johnson [JOHNSON, JENNIFER]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-62416-050-9
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2011-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

The doorbell rang, and Melody hopped off the couch and opened the front door. A woman from the church stood on the porch with several deli sandwiches in her hands. “Hi. I brought some lunch.”

Melody forced herself to smile to be polite. They’d already had so many visitors, and they had more food than they’d be able to eat in a week. More than anything, Melody just wanted to have a little time alone. She waved to the woman. “Come on in.”

“Thanks, Melody.” The woman walked through the living room and into the kitchen and placed the sandwiches on the table. She extended her hand. “I’m Sheila. Can’t remember if we formally met.”

“And I guess you already know I’m Melody.”

“Is that Sheila?” Aunt Renee called from the back of the house. She walked into the kitchen and gave Sheila a quick hug. “Roy’s resting. Thanks so much for bringing us lunch.”

“I didn’t have time to cook, as I have to be at work in thirty minutes, but I was sure to pick up food I know Roy can eat.”

Aunt Renee turned toward Melody. “Sheila’s a nurse.”

Melody took in the pastel-flowered nurse uniform top and blue pants. “I can tell.”

Sheila looked at her watch. “I better be going. Tell Roy we’re praying for him.” Sheila walked back to the front door. “Oh … I almost forgot. Sarah gave this to me at youth group last night and asked me to give it to you.” She pulled a homemade card out of her purse.

Aunt Renee chuckled. “The girl got her nose out of a book long enough to make him a card?”

“Yep.”

“That was so sweet of her.”

“She’s a good kid.” Sheila raised her hand. “I gotta go. I’ll see you later.”

Aunt Renee shut the door behind her. She opened the card and read the contents to Melody. The teenager’s sentiments were kind and heartfelt, and her aunt had to brush a tear out of her eye. “Will you put this on the table with the others? It will make Roy’s day to see all these things once he wakes up.”

Aunt Renee gave the card to Melody then gripped her free hand. “I’m so thankful our Roy is going to be okay.”

Afraid her emotions would get the best of her again, she looked away and mumbled, “Me, too.”

Melody walked into the dining room, taking in the magnitude of cards her aunt had stood up on the table. Several vases of flowers sat around the room, most of them either various shades of blue or adorned with blue ribbon. It was obvious his church family understood Uncle Roy’s fanatical feelings about the University of Kentucky Wildcat basketball team. The kindness shown by his church family would overwhelm him once he was able to see all they’d done.

And the food! In addition to the cold cuts and baked dishes, fresh vegetables and fruits, several people had also brought over dishes just for her and Aunt Renee: desserts rich in chocolate that they were supposed to indulge in whenever Uncle Roy took a nap.

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