Maddie and her Broken Second Chance: A Small Town Christian Romance by K.C. Kirkland

Author:K.C. Kirkland [Kirkland, K.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: K.C. Kirland
Published: 2024-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

On the Tuesday I promised Angie I would be available for her interview, I had a lot of work cut out for me in the morning. First, Miss Washer’s cat got stuck in a tree — again. That feline had an uncanny knack for getting stuck in the highest branches of her ancient oak tree. I used a ladder to climb up and reach for the fluffy black cat. Of course, as soon as I did, he hissed at me.

“Now, look here, Shadow,” I scolded him, pulling my arms back slowly. “You can either let me help you down without biting or scratching me, or you can stay up here by yourself all day. Choice is yours.”

Below us, Miss Washer had come out of her house in a fluffy blue bathrobe, her hair still in curlers, and a pair of slippers on her feet. In her hand, she shook a container of Shadow’s treats.

“Come on, Shadow! Mama’s got yummy treats for you!” the woman called out for her cat.

Thankfully, like most animals, Shadow did not want to say no to treats. He carefully walked along the branch he was on until he was close to my outstretched arms.

“See? Now? Was that so hard?” I asked the cat as I picked him up in my arms.

As usual, Miss Washer thanked me profusely for “saving her good boy” before I got back in my truck and drove away. Next, I was off to Dave Marshal’s place to take a look at his harvester.

“My eyes don’t like to work the way they used to,” he told me as we walked toward his barn. “I can't figure out for the life of me what is wrong. It just won’t start. Maybe I missed something.”

“No problem,” I told the elder. “I’ll take a look for you and see what we got.”

“Bless you, son. I gotta get those crops up today. They’re going to the market this weekend and this is the only day I can do it.”

Thankfully, the problem wasn’t a long, exhaustive one; it was simply that a wire connecting to the accelerator had come loose. I easily reattached it, and the machine sprang to life.

“I can’t believe that’s all that it was,” Dave said, perplexed. “And here I was thinking I was going to have to shell out a ton of money for a new one. Thanks, Noah. How much do I owe you?”

“Nothing. I didn’t even do any work. Took me two seconds.”

“Are you sure, son?”

I smiled. “Yes, I’m sure.”

The next time I glanced at my watch, it was getting close to the hour Angie’s usually out of school. I wiped my hands on a rag, a signal to Cappie, and together we headed back to the shop. As soon as we arrived, I saw Angie already setting up. She had her backpack splayed open on the table, pulling out a notepad, a laptop, and a recorder. She looked focused, all business, and none of the playfulness.

“Hey, you two,” Maddie greeted us as we walked in.

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