Montana Morning by Sharon Flesch

Author:Sharon Flesch [Sharon Flesch]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781930043138
Amazon: B007ODZFJ2
Goodreads: 6956156
Publisher: Sharon Flesch
Published: 2012-03-23T13:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

The sun was shining on the green meadows below the house. Addy sat on the front porch and sipped the coffee reheated from breakfast. Tomorrow was Memorial Day and she was thankful she had turned down Jack’s offer to take her into town. The spring rains had subsided about the time of the Cattlemen’s meeting and the world around her was alive with the sounds of birds singing. The lilacs and iris were just beginning to bloom among the red tulips and yellow daffodils, painting a beautiful picture. The slamming of the screen door behind her back broke her solitude.

“Addy, I’m going up to the orchard to see if Emily’s flowers are blooming,” Scotty announced proudly. “Want to come?”

“I’d love to!” She grinned over at the young man sitting beside her chewing on a piece of straw. “Hope the plastic shield we built around them held in the heat well enough.” She sat her coffee cup on the porch railing and got up, wiping the dust from the back of her pants. “I’ve been wondering, would you mind if I cut some of the yard flowers and put them in a pretty vase for your Great-grandma’s grave?”

“That would be neat, the more flowers the better,” he assured her. “Grandpa Will is going to like it, I think.”

“Let’s see how your plants did first, then we’ll know what to cut for added color,” she suggested as they headed up the ridge. To their surprise, they found Andy in the orchard.

“Sorry, about this,” he apologized, as he looked up and saw them watching him. “I had hoped to be done with this before anyone came along.” He bit his lip and looked at Scotty.

“What are you digging?” Scotty turned in panic and Addy knew.

“Scotty . . .” Andy could not find the words and turned away.

“Did you know?” Scotty asked Addy softly. “I mean, did you know Grandpa and Will planned to bury my folks up here?” Addy watched the back of Andy’s head as it nodded in affirmation. She cleared her throat, trying to dislodge the huge lump that was forming.

“No, Scotty, actually I didn’t, but what a terrifically thoughtful thing to do. I didn’t realize they hadn’t been . . .”

“Was too cold and had too much snow to bury their ashes before now,” Andy said, as he began shoveling once more. Scotty watched and the tears rolled down his cheeks. “Jack doesn’t know I’m doing this. Just figured it would be easier on me than it would be on him.”

“Andy?” Scotty squared his shoulders and put his hand on the shovel handle. “Would you mind if I helped? I think I’d like to, if you don’t mind.” Andy smiled and handed the shovel to him.

“Jack is right. You’re one fine boy.” Andy gave Scotty’s shoulders a squeeze and winked at Addy.

“I think I’ll go back to the house and get three vases of flowers, all right Scotty?” she asked, as she turned back to the house.

“Big ones,and Addy?” He stopped digging and looked up at Andy.

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