Donovan by Vanessa Stone

Author:Vanessa Stone [Stone, Vanessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-02-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Memphis

It'd been three days since Frank Sanderson's funeral, and I hadn't heard from, or seen, Donovan since then. Of course, I had done my best to stay away from the ranch, knowing that Donovan was staying there, coupled with the fact that it was a time for family. While the others might have considered me part of the family, I knew I wasn't, and didn't want to intrude on this private time. Instead, I kept myself busy picking up a few extra shifts at work. Now that I didn't have the bookkeeping job for the Rocking S anymore, I would have to start looking for something else to supplement my income.

I didn't need much. I rented a studio apartment just outside of town, and I was perfectly comfortable there. In fact, I probably could've gotten by with what I made at the restaurant as a waitress, but I was trying to tuck some money away for a rainy day. That was pretty much my motto: never put off ‘til tomorrow what I could do today. I liked to stay busy and didn't like a lot of down time. Of course, I didn't really have anyone to spend my down time with so maybe that made all the difference in the world. When I had dated Donovan so many years ago, I had enjoyed wiling away hours of the day in his company, but that was no longer feasible.

I was on my way to work, though I wasn’t actually scheduled to work this evening. The Chit Chat was hosting a charity event, and I had already committed to participating. It was a rather interesting concept that Gina had come up with, broached and discussed with the other waitresses, and upon their full agreement and enthusiasm, had been brought up to the manager. Surprisingly, he agreed.

The charity event was to raise money for our local hospital, which was pitifully small by most standards, though an essential and important component of our community. With only ten beds, the hospital had a small, one-bay emergency room, a small x-ray department, and a small lab. The charity event was to help the hospital with the purchase of some sonography equipment so that community residents, especially pregnant women, didn't have to drive all the way down to Amarillo for sonograms. The equipment would also be beneficial for the doctors of the community for use in diagnostic imaging of joint, muscle and tendon injuries, as well as utilized for cardiac patients, again saving them the trip down to Amarillo.

While I was certainly on board with the reason for the charity event, I wasn't quite sure I like the idea of how the funds were going to be raised. As it turned out, the waitresses, including myself, had all volunteered to be part of the event in the terms that we would be considered the "reward". How it was all going to work out, I wasn't sure. The premise was similar to an auction, and bidders would

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