Rain Must Fall by Deb Rotuno

Author:Deb Rotuno [Rotuno, Deb]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: RR Books
Published: 2016-10-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

SARA

Clear Lake, Oregon

3 Months & 3 Weeks after

Hurricane Beatrice

“THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKIN’ ’BOUT!” Derek praised, and I glanced up from the fish I was cleaning to watch him across the small lake with Freddie, who was beaming proudly. “Do it again,” he told him, helping him steady the small-caliber rifle.

My boy followed every one of Derek’s instructions, from how to stand and aim, to the final shot. They were shooting at tin cans and bottles Derek had set up on the wooden posts of the partially built fence he was working on when he could find the supplies. The pop of the gun rattled around the lake, as did the sound of glass breaking. Again, Freddie reminded me so much of Jack, with the fierce look of determination on his face, to the proud, crooked smile he gave Derek when he’d done well, to the cracking of his knuckles as he prepared for another shot—he was his father made over.

The noise was dangerous but necessary. Derek had put off teaching them until they drove him crazy. At least the rifles were only .22s, so the sound wasn’t too bad. Plus, Derek wasn’t taking chances, keeping his compound bow within reach.

I smiled again when Freddie stepped back to allow Janie a turn at it, which made the woman next to me groan.

Chuckling, I glanced over at Tina. “You can say no.”

“Hell no, I can’t,” she sighed, rolling her eyes at my laugh. “First of all, she’s determined to learn. Second, as much as I hate to say this…she needs to know.” She took a deep breath and let it out. “God, I hate it, but the world has changed.” Her nose wrinkled. “Her father would never have allowed it, but he’s not here, and I want her to be strong, able to defend herself. Jerry had some antiquated ideas about women. It had started to become an issue between us. I wanted more for Janie than what I’d done.”

Frowning over at her, I said, “There’s absolutely nothing wrong with being a wife and mother. Not everyone works.”

She snorted and nodded, finishing the fish in front of her before looking my way again. “No, there’s not, and I’m very glad I got all that time with Janie, but there were times…”

I nodded in understanding. “Times when you wanted more?” I asked, and she nodded. “Jack never cared. He was a pretty big cheerleader when I was in college. In fact, he urged me to take more classes, if that’s what I wanted. He always told me that even though he was too stubborn to go, it didn’t mean he couldn’t support me.”

Tina grinned. “Stubborn?”

“On some things, yeah. As long as we were safe, happy, and healthy, Jack was content. If those things were threatened, then he’d break his neck to simply…fix it.” My eyes fell on Brody walking across the camp. “And don’t even get me started on his feelings concerning Brody.”

Tina laughed lightly. “Well, Jack and I would get along just fine, then.

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