By Morning Light by Rachel Ann Nunes

Author:Rachel Ann Nunes [Nunes, Rachael Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Deseret Book Company
Published: 2006-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Several hours later, after drinking numerous mugs of what Ryan thought was the best hot chocolate he’d ever tasted, they were still at Kerrianne’s table, poring over the greenhouse printouts. Ryan could see Kerrianne growing more and more excited about finally obtaining her dream.

“I’ll help you build it,” he said. “We could get some others here and get it up in a day or two.”

“My brothers would help. And my dad.”

Ryan wanted to meet her family. He wanted to know everything about her.

“Order it, then!” Ria was the only child still at the table with them, the boys having disappeared and Misty having never returned. Ryan had hoped the girls would get along, but instead of making friends with Misty, Ria had stayed at the table hanging on Kerrianne’s every word the way she usually did with Sam. Ryan hoped he wasn’t setting up his daughter for more heartache.

“I wish I could order it.” Kerrianne bit her lower lip. “It’s a nice size, not like those smaller ones. But it’s almost two thousand dollars—still a bit steep for my budget.” She sighed. “It’s nice to dream about, though.”

For the first time in his life Ryan wished he had a fancy job that would allow him to buy it for her. His brother Willard could have. Or his father. Of course they didn’t have huge medical bills looming over them.

“We haven’t called any stores yet,” he suggested, covering his disappointment.

“Yeah! Let’s try that!” Ria hopped up from her chair. “I’ll get the phone book. Where is it?”

Kerrianne smiled at her enthusiasm. “In that drawer beneath the phone.”

After calling several local stores, they hadn’t found a better price, but Kerrianne wasn’t discouraged. “It’s okay,” she said. “It’ll happen. Something will come up.”

Ryan didn’t have her faith, and he felt deflated. Was there a way he could buy it for her? Would she accept it if he could?

“We should take Kerrianne to Grandma’s,” Ria said, startling him.

He gaped at his daughter, trying to hide his dismay. “You want to go to Grandma’s?”

Ria fingered a houseplant that sat next to the phone. “I bet Kerrianne would like to see her plants.” She looked at Kerrianne. “There are tons of them. The whole room is green.”

“The green room,” Kerrianne said. “Your father told me about it last night.”

Ria wrinkled her brow, her eyes puzzled. “I though you went to a dance last night, Daddy.”

“I did. Kerrianne was there.”

“Did you dance with each other?”

Ryan nodded. “A few times.”

Kerrianne laughed. “In fact, he rescued me from a rather . . .” She trailed off.

“Ardent admirer,” Ryan finished, glad when she laughed again. He loved hearing her laugh.

“A handsome, ardent admirer,” she corrected.

“How come you didn’t tell me you were on a date?” Ria looked back and forth between them, as though unsure how to react to the news.

“It wasn’t a date.” Kerrianne looked around as though worried her children would hear, but the three boys were playing a loud game with cars in the family room and Misty was nowhere to be seen.

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