Down by the River by Robyn Carr

Author:Robyn Carr [Carr, Robyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Fiction, General, Contemporary, Medical, California, Adult, Women Physicians
ISBN: 9780778328988
Publisher: Mira
Published: 2003-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

Eleven

By the time the carpet was installed in the Forrest house, the kitchen was nearly finished. And the boys were out of their hospital beds and sitting in wheelchairs, well enough to begin home schooling. The junior high sent a tutor out three afternoons a week. They were bright, a factor that no doubt contributed to them getting in trouble so often, and would very likely not miss even a semester of school.

Sam paid a visit to the county assessor’s office and learned that the abandoned house he’d appropriated, illegally, for Erline and the children had actually been repossessed for back taxes. It was a lot for a house of such poor quality, but with one quick trip to the bank, he became a landlord. No one knew this. Not even Erline. But it became suspect as Sam continued to work on the house, making it more sound and comfortable. He solicited help from his friends, new and old.

“Why are you wasting your time on this old shack?” George asked. “Throwing good money away, if you ask me.”

“This young woman and her children need a fresh start, and they have to be warm and fed to get it.” Plus, Sam kept thinking, if he hadn’t been fooled by that young Conrad, maybe the little lady and her children would still be in a shelter in Rockport. A place with central heat, plumbing that worked all the time and subsistence for groceries.

“But you’re going to sink your money into this firetrap and then she’ll just move out and leave it sit vacant again,” Elmer argued.

“We aren’t completely sure about that, now. Maybe she’ll stay, make a home for herself and the children,” Sam said—and Sam hoped. He’d come to think of Erline as a quality girl who deserved a break.

“You taking another shine to a younger woman, Sam?”

“Oh, Doc, you can believe I’ve learned that lesson. I just want to lend a hand.”

“What if someone comes along and claims the property?” Jim asked, coyly.

“Why would anyone want to do that?”

As the month of November progressed cold and rainy, Jim Post grew more content, and it was not lost on his new friends. He never talked much about the life of law enforcement he’d retired from, but he did mention that until now he hadn’t had the luxury of this kind of time. Nor had he felt needed in this way. Needed by June, but by lots of others, as well.

Life was changing for June, within and without. She slowly came to realize what John had attempted to do for her by insisting she reduce her work schedule. In addition to guarding her health, he wanted her to take a moment to enjoy this time in her life before it was gone. He wanted her to take the time to contemplate growth, which seemed almost daily, take time to spend learning about Jim, who would be with her from now on. Soon enough she would be as hassled and harried as any

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