Gentle Like the Rain: A Heart's Design Novel by JoAnn Durgin

Author:JoAnn Durgin [Durgin, JoAnn]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2016-07-03T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Sidney spent the rest of the morning making the acquaintance of shopkeepers up and down Elm Street, Evergreen’s version of Main Street. Why, he had no idea. He’d never been so sociable in all his life. Other than when he’d been on vacation at Martha’s Vineyard or in Newport, Rhode Island, he’d never taken the time to leisurely stroll up and down a street and poke in and out of stores. He’d pretty much hated it in the past, and he’d only been interested for the food since many of the restaurants had an outdoor patio, which he enjoyed, and the opportunity to appreciate a decent live jazz band was always a good thing.

The owner of the sporting goods store, Roger Meecham, went on for at least a half hour telling him about his six grandkids. Sidney knew their names and which sport they played. Even the four-year-old girl, Jillian, was on some kind of team—T-bone? No, T-ball, whatever that was. Roger proudly pointed out the photos lined up on the wall behind the register. Sidney had to admit, those kids were awfully cute. If he had any hope of having kids someday, let alone grandkids, he’d better make some major life changes soon. He didn’t stand a chance of procreating if he spent the majority of his free time at the firm or in the gym.

First you find love, Sidney. That’s how it was supposed to be done. Did he want to get married? Did he want to try and raise one child or more in this crazy, mixed-up world?

Yes.

He’d never admitted it to himself, much less to anyone else, but he wanted those things. Like everything else in his life, he didn’t want to do it halfway. Is this what people called cleansing their aura? Caroline, Seth, Isabella, and the members of their church would probably call it following God’s will or plan for his life.

His parents more or less had an arranged marriage and look how that had worked out. Not great. Caroline’s marriage was solid, and now Bryce was a giddy newlywed. Sidney couldn’t miss the goofy grin on his brother’s face, a clear indicator of what he’d been up to at home, when he arrived at the firm some mornings. He’d give Bryce a slap on the back or a knowing wink like guys did when they didn’t know what else to do or say. But he was genuinely happy for his younger brother. Bryce was as sharp as ever with clients and maintained more than his share of the caseload. At least the man was happily married, and his after-hours activities didn’t interfere with his work for the firm.

Wow. This kind of thinking was why he was single.

Leaving Meecham’s Sporting Goods, Sidney paused on the front sidewalk. When he pulled his sunglasses from the pocket of his jogging pants, a half roll of antacids fell onto the ground. He scooped it off the sidewalk and tucked it back in his pocket before positioning his sunglasses.

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