Somewhere Along the Way by Cardello Ruth

Author:Cardello, Ruth [Cardello, Ruth]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: RCardello LLC
Published: 2015-05-25T23:00:00+00:00

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When Cassie and Bonnie returned to the dining room, Cassie was smiling. Luke sent Bonnie a grateful smile. Bonnie was a good friend to the woman he loved, and that made her one of his favorite people in the world.

Love.

The more he said it to himself, the less afraid he was of the truth. I love Cassie Daiver. I love her in my bed, across the table from me at breakfast, by my side wherever I am. I love her when she’s nervously snapping at me while we get ready for an event and when she’s whispering naughty suggestions to me in the middle of the night. I want the side of her she shows me and the side she’s still hiding. I want it all.

Greg, Bonnie’s husband, took a swig of his beer and also watched the two walk toward them. “You probably don’t need my connections, but my brother knows a lot of local hospital administrators. He sells medical supplies. He might be able to put in a good word for you if you decide to stick around.”

Luke gave Greg a grateful pat on the shoulder. The welcome the people in Defiance offered him had nothing to do with his enormous trust fund. In fact, he doubted they had a clue how wealthy he truly was. He didn’t know if the way they treated him would change if they ever discovered the truth, but somehow he doubted it. The restaurant was packed with a variety of people from the community, from the bank president to the school custodian. They mixed and swapped stories as only people who had all grown up together in a small town could. He envied that closeness.

His cell phone rang. He groaned when he saw the number. It was his oldest brother, Gio. If he didn’t pick up, Gio would only call again. If he ignored his call, Gio would likely fly out to check on him. All Luke wanted to do was figure out what Bonnie had said to Cassie to lift her mood, but it would have to wait. He kissed Cassie briefly on the cheek and held up his phone. “I hate to do it, but I have to take this. I’m going to step outside for a minute.”

Cassie cocked her head to the side, but didn’t ask.

Luke said, “It’s one of my brothers. I’ll be right back.” He grabbed his coat from the rack beside the door, stepped out into the cold night air, and answered Gio.

Never one to waste time on pleasantries, Gio said, “Luke, Mother’s in the hospital. We need you back here.”

“What happened?”

“She had another one of her episodes, but this time, her nurse called an ambulance. She’s not coherent, so I was able to bypass her doctor. But we may not have much time. The hospital is running routine tests. I want you to come back and look over the results. We can decide where to go from there.”

Anger and frustration rose within Luke. “I went to see Mother before I left New York.

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