Caleb by Kirsten Osbourne & Amelia Adams

Author:Kirsten Osbourne & Amelia Adams [Osbourne, Kirsten & Adams, Amelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unlimited Dreams Publishing
Published: 2017-11-19T05:00:00+00:00

Caleb was daydreaming about what his evening with Natalie would be like as he rode his four-wheeler much faster than he should across the open plain. Suddenly, he stopped short. He sat for just a moment before he turned his four-wheeler around and took off for the ranch at break-neck speed.

He went straight to Adam. “Nick’s going to get into a fight at school today. He’s going to hit his head, and it’s not going to be good.”

Adam didn’t question his brother’s pronouncement. Instead he jumped to his feet, quickly scribbling out a note on his official stationery. “Go get him.”

Caleb didn’t bother to look down at the note. Instead, he ran to his truck and headed for town. He pulled up in front of the school and ran to the office as fast as he could. “I need to pick up Nick Stewart. He has a doctor’s appointment, and I forgot about it.” He pushed the note Adam had given him at the secretary, who nodded.

“I’ll get him out of class, Mr. McClain.” She got to her feet and walked out of the office, hurrying down the hall. She looked like she’d caught his sense of urgency.

She was back five minutes later with Nick in tow. Nick looked angry enough to spit nails, and he gave Caleb a strange look. “Time for your doctor appointment,” Caleb said, taking Nick by the arm. “Do I need to sign him out?” The secretary pushed a piece of paper at him, and he quickly signed. “Let’s go.”

As soon as they’d left the school, Nick glared at him. “What are you doing here? I’m not supposed to see Adam until five.”

“You were going to fight, weren’t you?”

Nick looked shocked for a moment, but then shrugged. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Is someone teasing you? Bullying you? What’s going on?”

Nick walked beside Caleb silently. “Nothing.”

“It’s not nothing. If you can’t tell me what’s happening, then I can’t help you.” Caleb sometimes hated the point Nick was at. He didn’t trust anyone around him, and he was still defensive. He was settling in a lot better than he had the first few weeks, but he wasn’t ready to completely conform yet. All of the boys went through it, but it was a tough stage for those trying to help them.

Nick sighed dramatically. “There’s just a kid who is making fun of me. Saying that I have to live at the ranch because no one else wants me. Says that you guys don’t even want me except for the money you get paid to keep me.”

Caleb slid behind the wheel of his truck and Nick climbed in beside him. “Do you believe that? Do you really think there’s enough money in the world to get me to live with you six boys if I didn’t want to do it?”

“I guess not…”

“There’s not. Trust me. I love what I do. And believe it or not, I love every boy that is under my care. I’m not going to let bad things happen to you, and I’m not going to let you self-destruct.

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