Bride of Second Chances by Nordin Ruth Ann

Author:Nordin, Ruth Ann
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: romance, love, sex, adoption, widower, bride, second chances, marriage of convenience
Publisher: Ruth Ann Nordin

Chapter Thirteen

On Saturday, Jeremy sat beside Walter Conner’s bed and read the Psalms as the man requested. Walter’s labored breathing reminded him of the day he last spoke to his father when he learned the truth about his parentage. It was unlike Rebecca’s passing. She stepped into eternity while asleep. One day, she closed her eyes to take a nap in hopes she’d wake up better, and she never opened them again. He hadn’t been there when she died. He’d been out getting more medicine for her. As soon as he saw her, he knew what had happened, and he’d never forget how horrifying it was to find her like that. Death was a tragic affair. It separated loved ones and left the survivors with an aching loneliness in their hearts.

In this case, it was Gerdy’s brother who was ready to take the step into the next life. Even though Walter had lived a full and productive life, it didn’t make watching him die any easier.

Jeremy stopped reading to ask, “Is there anything you need?”

Walter smiled, his hands folded over his chest. “No. I just want to meet the Lord while I listen to the Psalms.”

Jeremy nodded and continued as the man wished. Within a half hour, Walter slipped into eternity. Jeremy closed the book and took a deep breath before he stood up so he could talk to Gerdy. He reached the parlor and saw that she had drifted off to sleep, so he went over to her and tapped her hand.

“Gerdy?” he softly asked.

She opened her eyes and turned her head in his direction. “Is he with the Lord?”

He nodded. “I’m sorry.”

With a sigh, she offered a kind smile. “I’ve buried two husbands and a sister. Life is a cycle. The older you get, the more you accept it.” She struggled to stand, so he leaned forward to help her up. “Thank you. I want to see him. I bet he went with a smile on his face.”

“Yes, he did.”

As she went to the bedroom, he contemplated how she could be content with the passing of her brother. Granted, there was a sense of peace in his room, but it still surprised him. He turned to the window and noted the partly-cloudy sky. Catching a ray of sunlight that filtered through a couple of clouds, he recalled how, as a child, he imagined God taking someone to Heaven whenever there was a break in the clouds like the one he was now looking at.

He turned from the window when he heard footsteps. Gerdy smiled at him, even as she dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief.

“We’ll have to make arrangements for the funeral,” she said.

“Yes.” After a moment’s hesitation, he asked, “Do you have someone you can live with?”

“I do. There’s no need to worry about me. My daughter and her family will look after me.”

“Good. I hoped that would be the case but wondered since she doesn’t live here in Lincoln.”

“I told her I’d send word when my brother passed on.

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