In Firefly Valley by Amanda Cabot

Author:Amanda Cabot [Cabot, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: FIC027020, FIC042040, Life change events—Fiction, Mistaken identity—Fiction, Resorts—Fiction
ISBN: 9781441223265
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2015-04-02T16:00:00+00:00

19

Did you hire a handyman?” Blake shot a glance at his friend as they jogged their way to the top of Ranger Hill. Now that ideas were flowing faster than a mountain stream during the spring snow melt, his morning run with Greg was the only break he took from writing.

Greg shook his head. “No, why?”

“I saw a man hanging around Rainbow’s End, and he didn’t look like one of the guests. Older, about our height, with graying blond hair. I thought it might have been Marisa’s father, but every time I saw him, he was fixing something.”

“Must be Eric. He used to be a mechanic. Now that he’s living here, he’s appointed himself the resident handyman.” Greg chuckled. “That used to be my role.”

Blake was panting as they reached the summit. There was a reason he and Greg usually ran in silence—it was easier on the lungs than trying to carry on a conversation—but this morning had been the exception. First Greg had surprised him with the announcement that Drew had spent a night at Rainbow’s End, refusing to say why he was back in Dupree, skipping both dinner and breakfast, and leaving as soon as it was light. That didn’t sound like the Drew that Blake remembered, but who knew what was happening in his life? Perhaps Drew was like Blake himself and was facing personal upheavals.

Rather than think about that, Blake pictured the stranger, comparing him with Marisa. He should have guessed that he was Eric St. George. After all, Blake had known that Marisa’s father was at Rainbow’s End. The problem was, the man wasn’t what he had expected. He’d envisioned a younger man, not one with gray hair.

“What do you know about Marisa’s father?” Blake asked as he and Greg jogged in place for a minute before beginning the descent.

“Not much other than that he’s a recovering alcoholic who says he’s been sober for three years. He also told me we should consider buying a van so we can pick up guests at the airport.” Greg rolled his shoulders. “I’m thinking about that. It’s not a bad idea for when we start inviting out-of-work families. Even if they have good cars or trucks, they might not be able to afford the gas.”

Blake took a swig from his water bottle. He didn’t need the hydration as much as he did a chance to think. It didn’t matter whether Greg bought one van or a dozen; Blake was still trying to digest the bombshell his friend had dropped on him. Marisa’s father was an alcoholic. Blake’s head reeled at the thought. Though Greg had mentioned it almost casually, it was the single most significant fact Blake had learned about Marisa.

No wonder she had been so upset by Cliff Pearson’s vices. Marisa probably feared that Blake’s books would lure others down the dark path toward alcoholism. No wonder she felt the need for control. The research Blake had done on children of alcoholics for one of his books

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