Book of Love by Constance Bretes

Author:Constance Bretes
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781940744599
Publisher: Beachwalk Press, Inc.
Published: 2014-12-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

At eight-fifteen Thursday morning, Robin knocked at Janice’s back door. Janice opened the door and greeted her. “Come on in. I’ll be ready in a minute.”

“Okay.” Robin stepped into the kitchen . “This is a nice apartment. I never been inside this apartment complex before.”

“Oh, thank you. The furniture and stuff isn’t mine, they came with the apartment.”

Robin looked at her jewelry artwork on the kitchen table. “So this is how you wear such exquisite jewelry.”

Janice grabbed her purse from the living room. “Yes, I make all my own jewelry.”

“Wow, you sure are talented. I love some of the pieces you’ve worn to the library.”

“Thanks. It’s a great stress reliever and gives me something to do in the evenings when I’m not working.”

“What type of beads do you use?”

“I like to use crystals and gemstones mostly.”

“So pretty,” Robin said.

“Are you ready?” Janice asked.

“Yes, let’s go.”

As they got settled in Robin’s SUV and turned out on the highway to Forsyth, Janice asked Robin, “Do you make any kind of Native American artwork? Like pottery or jewelry?”

“No, unfortunately, I’m not gifted in that way. I spent a lot of my time cooking and cleaning for Chris as his kids grew up, then we had Ruthanne, and I had never worked outside the home until this job at the library. My ‘gift’, I think, is cooking. If I could ever afford it, I’d go to culinary school. I spent a lot of years fixing good and delicious meals for Chris and his family and Glen.”

“I imagine with having a lot of children underfoot you’d have to learn to cook meals they’ll eat as well as being nutritious.”

“Yes, four kids, and four different plates.”

“It must have been really hard for Chris when his wife died.”

“Yeah, it was. It was hard on all of us, but Chris managed to keep food on the table for us all. He had Glen come into the business with him and made him a partner. It took a long time to get the business to flourish.” They rode in silence for a few minutes then Robin asked, “How was your dinner date with Chris?”

“Oh, it was fine. I really enjoyed it. We went to Steve’s Roadhouse in Lame Deer.”

“That’s a nice restaurant. Unfortunately, we don’t have a lot of nice restaurants like that here in Colstrip.”

“True, but you know, going out of town for dinner like that is kind of nice.”

They arrived at Rosebud Community Hospital and walked in. After Janice checked in and filled out the paperwork, she and Robin were led into an area where she had to undress and put on a hospital gown. Robin stood outside while Janice undressed. Janice looked at herself in the mirror to be sure the scars didn’t show on her arms, and she was glad that she had to put two gowns on, one opened in the front and the other opened in the back.

They were led to the hospital bed, and shortly after Janice got settled, Dr. Bedford and another man came into the area.

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