Reunited in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk

Author:Cindy Kirk [Kirk, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Waverly House
Published: 2019-02-04T16:00:00+00:00

Krew paused at the door leading into the day care center at the Good Hope Living Center. When Cassie had called and asked if he’d mind picking Axl up at day care and walking him over to the Daily Grind, he hadn’t hesitated.

He liked Cassie. They were friends. While he was in Good Hope, he would do what he could to make her life easier.

The bells over the door jingled as Krew stepped inside and strode to the reception desk. The brightly colored clock on the wall read five fifty-eight. Krew smiled. He’d made it with two minutes to spare.

An older woman, her salt-and-pepper hair pulled back in a stylish twist, was on the phone. “Roy was lucky the fire department arrived when they did. If he’d been in there much longer…”

She met Krew’s gaze and held up a finger. “Angie, I’ll need to call you back.”

The women set the receiver back on its base and smiled up at Krew. “How can I help?”

“I didn’t mean to overhear, but were you by any chance talking about Roy Davis?”

“Yes.” Surprise skittered across her face. “Do you know him?”

“I think everyone in Good Hope knows him.” Krew smiled. “A field trip to Cherry Acres has been a grade-school tradition for as far back as I can remember.”

“Yes, well.” The older woman sighed. “I’m afraid there was a fire at his place last night. His house burned to the ground.”

“But he’s okay?” Krew recalled Roy as being a kind, if rather intimidating, man.

“My friend said they took him to Sturgeon Bay with smoke inhalation. It sounds like he’ll be fine.”

“That’s good news.”

The clock on the wall began to chime. Krew looked up in alarm.

“Don’t worry. You’re not late.” The woman glanced at her computer screen. “Who are you here for?”

“I’m Krew Slattery. I’m here to pick up Axl Lohmeier. I believe his mother called and gave her okay.”

The woman’s smile faded. “Our normal protocol is to have something written on file before releasing a child to someone other than a parent.”

“I believe Cassie spoke with the director and got her okay.”

“Let me call her quick.” Holding up one finger the woman made a quick call then smiled and pointed to an arched doorway. “Axl will be in there with the other two children waiting for their parents.”

The money clock was ticking for those parents. According to Cassie, if Axl wasn’t picked up by six, she’d be charged twenty dollars for each fifteen minutes after six, whether she was late by a minute or fifteen.

A young woman with curly brown hair, who couldn’t be much older than Dakota, sat on the rug with the three children. They were tossing a ball back and forth between them.

Krew cleared his throat. “I’m here for Axl.”

She looked up, smiled, then turned her attention to Axl, who’d already scrambled to his feet.

“Don’t forget your picture.” The teacher pointed to a table, then turned to Krew. “Each child drew pictures of their family today. Axl’s is quite detailed. You may have a budding little artist there.

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