Skye (Rainbow Falls Book 1) by Heather Gray

Author:Heather Gray [Gray, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ladybug Lit
Published: 2018-07-08T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 24

August

Sam was a man of action. He had a straightforward approach to life. See a problem, fix the problem.

People were harder to fix, though. Military service had taught him that. Working at Samaritan’s Reach drove the point home further.

Even harder than people?

Politics.

Some problems just needed to be doused in gasoline and set ablaze.

Not that he was condoning — or suggesting — arson.

The thought had at least a little appeal, though.

“Boss, you wanted to see me?” Franco stood in the doorway.

Sam rose from his desk and picked up the cordless phone and his keys. “Come with me.”

Franco kept pace as they walked the perimeter of the property. “What’s up, Boss?”

“I wish you guys would stop calling me that.”

“Then stop acting like one.”

Sam shook his head. He’d almost said he couldn’t change how he acted. Wasn’t that exactly what he was asking them to do, though? And wasn’t that a part of the hope they all had in Christ? That He could make them new? That He could get inside and change them from the inside out?

Franco must have taken his silence as acquiescence. “You were born to be a boss, and you’re a good one, so we follow you.”

Sam stopped walking and looked over at Franco. “I didn’t mean to gripe. I get the name, and I’m honored by it. So tell me. How are your classes going?”

“All A’s except for that one B in algebra. I still don’t know what I’ll do with a degree in criminal justice, but…”

“I thought you wanted to work on becoming a parole officer.”

“Yeah, but I got to thinking. Who’d hire a former homeless dude to keep track of parolees?”

Sam chuckled. “A smart person, that’s who. You know what it’s like to be in a bad place. That gives you compassion. Unless it’s just a job. Then never mind. If it’s more than a job, though, if you actually want to have a positive influence on people’s lives, I think you picked the right field.”

Franco rolled his eyes. “Thanks for the pep talk, Boss. Always a pleasure.”

Sam gave the resident a light punch in the arm before pointing to some underbrush. “What do you see?”

Franco studied the shrubs. “We need rain, and someone’s been here. They’re all trampled.”

Sam nodded. “Pull together some men from the leadership program and start doing random night patrols.”

The big man beside him let out a whistle. “You think someone’s casing the joint? It ain’t like we got much.”

“I don’t care if they steal something. I care about providing a safe place for these men. For some of you, this is the first safe place you’ve laid down your head in a lot of years. I won’t give that up without a fight.”

Franco followed the trail of trampled underbrush. “They didn’t come from the street.”

“No.”

“Inside job?”

Sam chose his words with care. “Maybe. I’m not sure. Whoever was here came from the courtyard, but that’s all I know for sure. The real question is why. What were they doing?”

“Too bad we can’t use Alan yet.

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