More Than You Know by Nan Rossiter

Author:Nan Rossiter [Rossiter, Nan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, Family Life
ISBN: 9780758283900
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2013-04-29T04:00:00+00:00

Isak bit her lip stoically, trying to fight back her tears, and Rumer put her arm around her. “I don’t know how Mum did it,” Isak murmured, her voice barely audible. “It must’ve been so hard.” She wiped her eyes and stood up. “I’m sorry, I think I’ve had enough for one night.”

Micah looked at his watch and nodded. “I should go anyway.” He stood and stretched. “Thank you for dinner.”

“You’re welcome,” Rumer said with a smile.

Beryl got up to walk him to his car. “We didn’t even get to where you are in the story.”

“That’s all right,” Micah said. “I like listening to you read—you sound just like your mom and it makes it seem like she’s reading it.”

Beryl laughed. “That’s funny, Rumer and Isak said the same thing. Every night I ask them if they want to read and they say no—they like listening to me.”

Micah folded down the handle of the mower, lifted it into the back of his Honda, and braced it with the gas can.

“Thanks again for mowing. I hope you didn’t hit any of Flannery’s land mines.”

Micah laughed. “Nope, I scouted those out with a shovel first.”

“I didn’t even think of that. I’m sorry, I should’ve come out and taken care of it.”

“Not a problem,” he said, shutting the trunk and leaning against the car.

“I know you probably have better things to do tomorrow—but is there any chance we’ll see you?”

“Actually, I’m starting a new job.”

“You are? I thought you worked for a publisher.”

“I do—in a warehouse—but it’s only part-time. I’m also going to be tutoring some high-school kids in English. My dad used to do it, but he’s retired now, so they were looking for someone to take his place.”

“That’s great, Micah—so many people today can’t find any work these days.”

“Well, it’s only temporary. They’re looking for an English teacher, too, so I have to get my act together and get in my ré-sumé. Right now, I can only be a full-time sub because I don’t have an education degree—but I have plenty of credits and a degree in English, so I’m going to take some courses over the summer and hope they don’t have too many other applicants. My dad always told me to get a degree in education, but at the time, I wasn’t interested in teaching.”

“It’s hard to know, when you’re eighteen or nineteen, what you want to do for the rest of your life.”

He nodded. “Or predict what the job market will be like.”

“True!” Beryl said. “Speaking of jobs—when this week is over, I’m going to start looking for someone to help out in the shop—so, maybe when you’re tutoring you could keep an eye out for a student who seems hardworking.”

“I will,” he said with a smile. “By the way, tutoring is only in the morning, so I could still come by for story hour.”

Beryl laughed. “How about dinner too?”

He shook his head. “I wish I could, but I think I better have dinner with my family once in a while.

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