Finding Love the Hard Way by Vickery Rebecca J

Author:Vickery, Rebecca J.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sweet romance, romantic adventure, rebecca j vickery, romance collection, romance shorts
Publisher: Publishing by Rebecca J. Vickery

Chapter Five

An odd tapping noise woke her from a sound sleep. Noelle jerked up and turned in her seat to see a Pickens City policeman standing by the car. Something familiar about him tugged at her memory as she blinked and opened her door. Quickly, and as quietly as possible, she slid out and closed the door to keep the cold air off Kenny and Rachael.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry, but you can't park here overnight. It's against City Ordinances."

Definitely, the same voice... She recognized the green and yellow scarf loosely hanging around his neck. Noelle decided to be brutally honest. She stared up toward the eyes deeply shadowed by the brim of his cap.

"You told me something similar last week, during the ice storm," she sighed. Crossing her arms defensively across her waist, she confessed, "We have nowhere else to go. I thought this would be the safest place to park, for my children. This is our home now, as of noon today." She waved her hand toward the large station wagon as moisture gathered in her eyes.

The policeman shifted his shoulders and looked uncomfortable. "How old are your kids?"

"Rachael's seven, Kenny's five. They're good kids. They don't deserve any of this. Please, if you let us stay here tonight, I'll do something different tomorrow, I promise. And...do you work all the time?"

He allowed a small smile to crease his stern face. "No, ma'am, not all the time. I can't let you stay here, but if you'll follow me, I have a spot in mind where you'll be safe and no one will run you off."

"Oh no, you're not taking us to jail, are you?" Noelle stood straighter and wrung her hands in front of her. That was all she needed, and Social Services would probably take her children.

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He felt sure she didn't know what a pretty picture she made, standing under the street lamp, worried for her children. He wished his ex had cared just one-tenth as much about kids. They might have made it work. "No ma'am, not jail," he reassured her. "I was going to let you park at my house for the rest of the night. I can't leave you out here on the street and the shelters are full because of this cold weather."

"I... I don't know what to say. I appreciate the offer, but I don't know you. You... You don't know me either."

"My name's Nick Stewart. I live over on Deer Hill. You can pull in the driveway near the house and stay the night. I won't be home 'til seven in the morning. You can leave whenever you're ready. I either have to take you there or take you down to the office, your choice."

"Noelle Welborn. Won't your wife be upset? I mean...with strange people parked in her yard?" Noelle held out her hand politely as she introduced herself.

Nick took her cold, slim fingers in his. He knew of this woman. He'd been one of the first highway patrolmen on the scene when her husband drove his car off the bridge.

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