House at Road's End by Peggy Staggs

Author:Peggy Staggs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Spinone Press, LLC
Published: 2016-10-12T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

A horn sounded outside.

“Uncle Bill,” I called and hurried down the back steps as fast as I could. He got out of a sporty little BMW and I melted into his open arms. “Uncle Bill, I’m so glad you’re here. I need your advice.”

He pushed me back and looked me straight in the eyes. “What’s going on, Pumpkin?”

“Bill.” Jane came down the steps from the kitchen. She teetered slightly on her heels.

Uncle Bill welcomed her into our hug. “How are you, Janie?” He gave her a kiss.

She giggled. The sound was so foreign to her it made me smile. Her face was radiant as she smiled up at him.

I couldn’t blame her, he was a charmer. Strawberry blond hair, with just a touch of gray to give him an air of distinction and command. Deep blue eyes that had the ability to sooth or smite. And he’d never lost his fighter pilot physique.

She giggled again as he gave her another kiss.

Had it been any other time I would have laughed. I wished with all my heart it was another time.

“We’ve got to get going. Jack’s expecting us. We can talk when we get there,” Jane said as she glanced at the little car then at me.

“There’s no room for me, I’ll follow you.” I broke away from the warmth of friendship and love and hurried back inside. I retrieved the file from my room. I knew this probably wasn’t appropriate, I didn’t have time for appropriate. I wanted so badly for it not to be true. I felt as if I were being torn in two. I felt I could trust Jack. Logic told me to be careful. I laid the file on the seat of my car. He had to be the good guy in all this. He just had to be.

As I pulled on to the main street. I couldn’t help but feel I’d missed something. It was probably a combination of grief, stress, fear, and uncertainty. No, I thought, that would give me an ulcer not a sensation of missing something. Still, there was something. I stopped at a stop sign and waited as a tractor pulling a pickup went through the intersection. The tractor looked like it was driving its last mile. The truck was new.

I smiled. Things were so different here. With the road clear I turned toward Jack’s. This wasn’t going to be easy. I liked Jack. More than I was willing to admit. Logic reminded me of Don March and my lousy judgement there. And Phillip from med school. I was doomed when it came to men.

Should I go with my feelings or my logic?

I pulled into the driveway and parked next to Uncle Bill’s car. I grabbed the documents from the seat next to me. After a deep breath, I got out and walked straight to the front door.

Jack opened it before I could knock. “Hi.” It was only one word, but it held more than a mere greeting. It was his welcoming smile, and Lois by his side wagging her tail.

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