Faithful in Love by Cecily K Wolfe

Author:Cecily K Wolfe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: christian, romance
Publisher: Cecily Wolfe
Published: 2020-10-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

NICO WROTE FOUR DRAFTS of the letter to his parents before finally deciding to send it as it was, offering a silent prayer as he handed it over to the hotel employee.

“Oh, wait a moment. There’s another message for you, sir.”

He accepted the folded note, a feeling of déjà vu coming over him since he had received the same only the night before.

This was another from Mr. Travers, asking if he would like to meet over dinner at the hotel that evening.

“May I use your telephone?”

Of course he would dine with Mr. Travers, Nico knew without a second thought, but he was very worried about what he might find out.

He might have been excited as well as nervous about speaking to him before the note last night, and especially after the conversation between the maids Nico had overheard that morning, but now, he knew that his interests were unimportant compared to a family emergency.

How was Faith handling this? If her mother was involved, she had to be upset. The family, the Davenports no matter what their last names may be, were very close, and that had been clear to Nico soon after he met Mr. Travers.

“This is Nico d’Amici. May I speak with Mr. Travers?”

A woman on the other end of the line asked him to please wait, and he tapped the counter in front of him, impatient to find out what was going on.

And how he might help.

If he could help.

“Yes, Nico. Are you free around seven this evening?”

Their conversation was short and emotionless, Mr. Travers’ tone flat, and they agreed to meet here at Nico’s hotel, where they might find a measure of privacy on the back deck, which faced the ocean.

Everywhere in Newport seemed to have an ocean view, or at least a glimpse at the greenish-blue waves now and again. Manhattan might be an island, but there was so much bustle about that it was hard to see the water most of the time.

And it certainly wasn’t easy to walk along it, dipping one’s toes into the waves as they rolled in.

He took a deep breath and willed himself to calm his mind, of all his thoughts and worries, and pray instead for peace for this family who had done so much to help others.

When Mr. Travers arrived, Nico was shocked. He wasn’t the same man who was cool and collected every morning, his suit pristine and his smile calm and even.

Mr. Travers offered his hand, and Nico shook it, his surprise evidently clear.

“Please, let’s sit. And I apologize for my appearance, it’s been a difficult day.”

The other man’s hair was uncombed, part of it pressed against the side of his head flat and some in the back fluffed out. His shirt was buttoned unevenly, and he imagined, if Mrs. Travers was anything like his own mother, she was the one who took care of buttoning him up neatly.

“My wife’s sister-in-law is ill, and she’s been concerned about her for a few weeks. Last night we had some distressing news, which only became worse this morning, so she’s quite upset.

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