Chance for Home by Traci Hunter Abramson

Author:Traci Hunter Abramson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: love;romance;lds. mormon;clean;washington;broken heart;baseball;dating
Publisher: Covenant Communications, Inc.
Published: 2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Ryan straightened his shoulders and prepared for the fight. He had visited his mother several times over the past week, but he hadn’t yet dared bring up the fact that she wasn’t going home when she was released. He had been so relieved to see her condition improving that he hadn’t wanted to open the door to any negative emotions.

For the same reason, he hadn’t asked Kari to come with him on the last couple of visits. Admittedly, his mother was always slow to warm up to the women he dated, with the possible exception of Lucy Peterson in the tenth grade. Of course, Lucy had also been the daughter of one of his mother’s closest friends.

High school sweetheart aside, Susan Strobel had never viewed any of the women in her son’s life as being worthy of her little boy. He might be six foot four, but by his mother’s standards, Ryan would always be little.

He made his way into his mother’s room at the rehab center to find her sitting in a chair rather than her bed. “Hey, how are you doing?”

Her expression brightened. “The nurses said I should get released tomorrow.”

“That’s great.”

“You don’t sound too excited.” She studied him for a moment. “You didn’t go out and do something crazy, did you? I told you I don’t need you to buy me a house or condo or whatever it is you were looking at.”

“Actually, I did buy a house, but not for you. I bought one for me.”

She straightened in her seat. “You bought a house? Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Because one of the reasons I decided on this particular house is because it has an in-law suite for you to live in until you’ve recovered.”

“Excuse me?”

“Mom, whether you want to admit it or not, you can’t stay at your apartment, not until you can do stairs by yourself.” Ryan rushed on before she could voice her objections. “I hired someone to come help you when I’m working. This way we’ll get to see a lot more of each other instead of me driving an hour each way only to be able to visit for twenty minutes when I get here.”

She stared at him but didn’t speak. Ryan wasn’t sure what to think of the silence. Finally, she took a deep breath and spoke in a calm voice. “I appreciate what you’re trying to do, but I don’t want to be a burden on you.”

“Mom, you could never be a burden, and I want to do this.” A smile began to form on his lips. “And it’s a really great house.”

“Tell me about it.”

“Six bedrooms, five and a half baths.”

Her eyes widened. “So big?”

“Your room even has its own kitchen and living room.”

“Ryan, are you sure about this?”

Relieved that she wasn’t fighting him, he nodded with conviction. “I’m sure.”

* * *

Kari stood in Ryan’s driveway, the July heat thick with humidity, her backpack over one shoulder.

“You don’t have to do this,” Ryan insisted. “The medical transport service I hired can help get my mom settled.

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