Finally Home by Raney Deborah

Author:Raney, Deborah [Raney, Deborah]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Raney Day Press
Published: 2016-01-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

July 1972

Birds sang from every tree, and a warm summer breeze carried the fragrance of the old-fashioned roses that still bloomed thick along the mansion’s stone foundation. Kathy jogged around the car and up to the entrance under the portico on the north side of the home where Brian had suggested she park.

She’d always enjoyed her work as a physical therapist, but these sessions with Brian Lowe had become the highlight of her days. In the five weeks she’d been coming here, she’d worked him hard. And he’d risen to every challenge she placed before him. It was easy to see now why he’d survived the war and the ugly aftermath it held for him.

He was no coward, that was for sure. If only all her patients were like Brian.

She would have a good report to give his parents. After delay upon delay, Jerald and Madeleine Lowe were due home from Cartagena early next month.

Brian had always seemed unconcerned by their absence, but she couldn’t imagine having a son come back from the war, only to leave him alone mere days after he’d finally returned home. Especially with the injuries Brian had suffered.

What could possibly be more important than their only son?

She suspected his parents’ absence might bother him more than he let on. At any rate, she hoped she’d get to meet the Lowes and discuss Brian’s progress with them.

And he’d made amazing progress. She rang the bell and waited for him to let her in. She had high hopes she would soon see Brian take his first solo steps. He was so close. So very close…

If only she could pretend he was still a new patient needing daily therapy. But she couldn’t honestly tell his father that was true. She’d reluctantly cut back to three sessions last week. And in a normal course of therapy with any other client, taking into account the progress he’d had made, she would probably be scaling back to twice-a-week sessions about now. But she couldn’t bear the thought of cutting their time together even more. She already spent any day he wasn’t on her schedule missing him.

The door opened and Brian sat there, grinning.

She wanted to hug the man, but settled for a matching grin and a cheery “good morning.” She’d seen him day before yesterday, but it felt like she’d just been reunited with a long-lost friend.

“Good morning back.” His smile said he was just as happy to see her.

They had a routine down now and they set to work right away. As always, they talked non-stop while she guided him through his core exercises.

Later, while he soaked in the whirlpool, Brian mentioned that a friend and his wife were picking him up for church Sunday.

She jumped on the opportunity. “Have you always gone to church?”

He shook his head. “My folks never went—until recently. Dad was always working, and Mom never wanted to go alone. But Jeff and Patty—they were newlyweds back then—started having youth rallies at this coffee house downtown.

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