My Three Girls (Harlequin Super Romance) by Floyd Susan

Author:Floyd, Susan [Floyd, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises
Published: 2012-04-16T00:00:00+00:00

THE NEXT DAY after breakfast, Dana and the girls walked over to the school, the mood sober. Dana met the parents of her other students and they all asked in hushed tones if what they’d heard was true. Dana gave them only the briefest amount of information, assuring the parents that the girls were fine and that school would continue. She didn’t tell them about her upcoming wedding, though.

It was a rough day. If her other students noticed how tired she was, they didn’t comment. Dana hadn’t been able to sleep after her discussion with Brady. After a half hour of tossing and turning, she got up, pulled on her robe and tried to focus her blurry eyes on the papers she needed to grade.

She’d finished all her papers and then started on her lesson plans. As dawn started to break, she was putting the final touches on the last lesson. It had been too late to sleep, too early to get up, so Dana had just lain there, looking for some sort of sign that she was doing the right thing. When Ollie and Jean had crept into her room, climbed into her bed and snuggled against her, she’d known she couldn’t deny these girls a home.

Now it was the end of the long and arduous day. The older children were reading aloud, giving Dana the opportunity to observe the Moore girls. Ollie and Jean seemed to have returned to themselves. But Karen, usually a diligent student, hadn’t been able to concentrate all day. Instead of following along in her book, Karen was staring outside, her young face pinched. Dana wondered if she should have given them the week off. On the other hand, if Karen wasn’t here, she’d probably be brooding in bed.

The sound of tires crunching on the gravel came from the courtyard. Dana marked the spot in her book and said, “Okay, guys. You can go get your backpacks. Fifth grade—you have a test in English tomorrow. Third, second and first grades—you have spelling.”

The kids nodded and started gathering their things.

When they were finished, they put their chairs up on their desks and ran outside to wait for their parents. Dana followed them out noting at once that Karen had perched on top of the picnic table. One by one, the parents claimed their children. As Dana discussed homework or student progress, she was upset to see Ollie and Jean had joined Karen. It was as if they were still expecting to see their mother’s car. Fifteen minutes passed before the last parent left and the school grounds became quiet.

Dana sighed and glanced at her watch. How long should she let them wait before reminding them that their mother was dead? She walked over to the table.

“Hey, there,” she greeted them.

Karen didn’t look up, but Ollie smiled at her and gave a small wave of her fingers.

Dana waved back and tilted her head. “How are you doing?”

“Okay,” was Karen’s muffled answer.

Dana sat down on the bench. “How are you, Jean?”

Jean just stared at her, eyes wide.

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