Complex Love by Lucille M. Griswold

Author:Lucille M. Griswold
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Hamilton Books
Published: 2012-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Six

During the early evening hour before Maria was supposed to pick up Gabe and before dinner, she was putting some laundry away in the front bedroom on the second floor when she saw a car pull up in front of her home. Man, I hope it is not some salesperson. She decided she would not answer the door while peeking through the blinds. She became more fascinated when a tall and very handsome man exited the vehicle. However, on closer examination, she realized it was Mr. Viera and she quickly ran to the mirror to apply some blush to her cheeks and attempted to put her wild hair in some type of order. Then she thought to herself, “Why in God’s name did I just do that?” Almost at the same time she thought, “What is that jerk doing here?”

She watched him walk to the passenger side of the car and open the door. He immediately bent over and picked up a child in his arms. Upon closer scrutiny, Maria saw that the child was Gabe and she nearly fell while running downstairs, her heart pounding at a hard and furious pace. She flung open the front door startling both Gabe and Mr. Viera and nearly catapulted herself into both of their bodies.

“What’s wrong? Gabe, are you ok?”

Maria was surprised to hear the deep even tone of Mr. Viera’s voice when he said, “Gabe is fine Mrs. Andrews. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to alarm you. Gabe has a bad ankle sprain. One of the parents at practice was a physician and she took care of him on the field, but Gabe is experiencing a lot of pain and since we didn’t know what medications may cause him an allergy, I just decided to bring him home knowing you would not expect to pick him up for another hour. He’s such a little trooper I did not want to see him suffer, so one of the assistant coaches took over practice while I brought Gabe home.”

Realizing they were all standing outside with Gabe still in Mr. Viera’s arms, Maria attempted to take Gabe into her own arms, but Mr Viera said, “He’s really quite heavy for you, why don’t I bring him in and put him on the couch.”

Not used to having someone cater to her, Maria was taken aback but opened the door wider to let him enter with the child. After placing Gabe on the couch, Viera rubbed his hand over the top of Gabe’s head while saying, “Take care Buddy. The doc said to take a day off and rest your ankle, and she’s pretty sure you’ll be fine in a couple of days.” Maria wondered if the female doctor was married.

Gabe said, “Thanks, Mr. V,” as the coach started to leave. Mr. Viera tipped his baseball cap towards Maria while saying, “Sorry if I frightened you. If you need any more help, don’t hesitate to call.” He was out the door before Maria realized what transpired.

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