Callaghan's Way by Marie Ferrarella

Author:Marie Ferrarella
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Harlequin Treasury
Published: 1994-11-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Rachel was seriously thinking of having Kirk canonized. What was happening—what had been happening for the past three weeks—couldn’t be described as anything short of a miracle.

Granted that it might be viewed by some as a small miracle. There was no flash or fire accompanying it, and it couldn’t be termed earth-shaking. But it was a miracle, pure and simple nonetheless.

Rachel saw a piece of it taking shape every day. Ethan was beginning to slowly change. Or rather to slowly revert. Her son was becoming more like the boy he’d been before the whole horrible business of the divorce and his father’s death had taken place.

And Kirk was the reason.

No matter how much he shrugged it off, Rachel thought as she sat in her den, grading the mountain of test papers on her desk, Kirk was the cause, the source.

It had been only four short weeks since Kirk had returned to Bedford and reentered her life. In that time, their former relationship had taken on yet another dimension. He was now her baby-sitter, though she would never have put it that way to him or to Ethan. Neither of them would appreciate it.

It had all begun with Mrs. Gillion.

Mrs. Gillion was the woman who watched Ethan three days a week after school let out. Those were the days when Rachel taught classes that ran too late for her to be able to pick up her son herself. Mrs. Gillion picked Ethan up and brought him to her house, where he stayed until Rachel could come for him. He had never been happy about the arrangement, balking at having a “sitter.” But he was far too young for her to leave alone—especially since his behavior had taken such a drastic turn. Rachel wanted to be certain that she knew where he was at all times. Mrs. Gillion had seemed perfect for the position.

And then it had all fallen to pieces.

When she’d picked up Ethan at the woman’s house, Mrs. Gillion had informed her that she had to have a gallbladder operation immediately. Rachel had come home feeling particularly defeated. She’d had absolutely no idea who she could get on such short notice to take care of Ethan. He wasn’t exactly the sunniest child to cope with. She’d felt as if she were out of options and, for the time being, out of hope.

Kirk was outside on his porch, repairing a broken front step, when she had pulled up in her car. He noticed her mood immediately, even at that distance. Abandoning his chore, he crossed over to her property and was at her car door when she opened it.

“What’s the matter, Funny Face? You look like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders.”

“Not quite,” she murmured, getting out.

Ethan scrambled out of the car. “Hi, Kirk!” he shouted before bolting for the house and the bathroom.

“Hi,” Kirk called after him, then looked at Rachel. “Is it Ethan?”

She sighed. “In a way. Mrs. Gillion has to have an operation.”

As far as he knew, Rachel wasn’t related to anyone named Mrs.

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