Faux Pas (A Road's End Mishap Book 2) by Deborah Dee Harper

Author:Deborah Dee Harper [Harper, Deborah Dee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Write Integrity Press
Published: 2017-07-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 31

Knowing we had a potential problem adding to the guaranteed problems the day would no doubt bring took any air of good will out of my sails for a while. What air I did have left was expelled apologizing all over the place to my parents. After a few minutes of good-natured ribbing, though, they forgave me and made their way indoors to say hello to the bride and groom. I forgot to mention their newly acquired great-grandson, but figured what the heck. They’d already been arrested by federal agents and it wasn’t even 7:00 a.m. What’s one more little surprise?

I made my way over to the church. I’ve made this walk many times, but for some reason, that morning’s trek was prettier than usual. Although I wasn’t a name-that-flower kind of guy, I appreciated the colors and fragrances of God’s greenery, and Virginia in full bloom left little more to be desired. All around me flowering trees stood against the blue sky, and flowers—Mel told me they’re daffodils and tulips—bloomed here and there, bobbed in formal flowerbeds and danced in the tall grass and wildflowers scattered around the vicinity. Squirrels, who were probably responsible for the relocation of the colorful blooms, chittered above me and chased one another from branch to branch in the oak trees that bordered Rivermanse Lane. Birds chirped, and a slight breeze ruffled the blooms on the dogwood trees in the churchyard. I felt like I was in a Disney movie. I half-expected to see Bambi wander across the yard, look up at me with those big brown eyes, then gracefully bound away to play with a skunk.

Instead, up walked Grumpy. Dragging Happy. Followed closely by Sneezy. Three dwarves of my very own. Thanks, Walt.

I faked a grin as genuine as I could muster considering Sadie was yanking at my sleeve and yapping ... excuse me, talking as loudly as she could. “Pastor Foster! Wait up. Wait up, I said. You forgot the boy.”

“Hello, Sadie. Tanner, my man, how are you? And Ruby Mae, I must say you’re looking particularly ... uh, blossom-y this morning. So covered in flowers and all.”

Sadie scowled. Tanner jumped up and down and yanked on her arm like it was a pump handle, and Ruby Mae sneezed, causing her hat to tremble as though a great wind had blown through town, choosing to disturb only her flowered-bedecked head.

“Excuse me, Pastor,” Ruby Mae said between sniffs, “but my allergies are actin’ up somethin’ fierce today. Has to be my delicate temperament, you know. Particularly delicate women such as myself often suffer seasonal maladies.”

“Oh, shut up, Ruby Mae,” Sadie said with all the charm she could muster. “Your nose is running. Plain and simple. Has nothing to do with whether or not you’re delicate, which, by the way ...”

Oh no. Not here, not now, Sadie. “Uh, excuse me, Sadie, but did you say something about my forgetting Tanner? Was I supposed to do something with him this morning?”

“Didn’t you get the message?”

“What message?”

“That stupid man.

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