Still Waters by Crews Misha

Author:Crews, Misha [Crews, Misha]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Publisher: CWC Publishing
Published: 2012-07-23T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

IT WAS SEPTEMBER BEFORE JENNA FINALLY received the call that she’d been waiting for. She had just finished cleaning up the lunch dishes when the phone rang. Fritz was pawing impatiently at the back door, and she reached over to let him out as she stretched to pick up the phone. She left the back door open, enjoying the breeze that wafted through the screen. These early fall days tended to be warm and muggy, the last relics of a summer reluctant to depart. But the light had begun to take on the particular golden quality that belongs to autumn alone, and the air felt soft and mellow as warm honey.

The phone was cool in her hand. She leaned against the wall as she spoke. “Hello?”

“Mrs. Appleton.” The voice at the other end of the line was unmistakable, as was the cadence with which it spoke, uttering her name not as a question, but as a statement.

Jenna caught her breath and gripped the receiver with both hands. “Mr. Graves. Hello. How are you?”

“I’m fine, thank you. I’m calling to tell you that I’ve located my sister and nephew. They’re living in Washington. Would you like to go see them?”

“What? Today?”

“Immediately, if you’re available.” There was the barest pause. “Before I remember that I think this is a bad idea.”

Jenna’s heart leapt into her throat. She swallowed it back down and spoke rapidly. “All right, yes. Do you want to pick me up, or shall I come to you?”

Another pause. “I think it would be better for me to give you the address. We can meet there.”

Jenna wrote down the address and directions carefully, repeating the information back to him to make sure she had everything correct. Then she called Stella, who was willing for Christopher to come over for a few hours.

“Lovers’ meeting?” Stella teased. “Be sure to tell me all about it when you get back.”

Jenna laughed off Stella’s ribbing, but she couldn’t brush aside the anxiety that sat so thick on her chest. What would Adam say if he knew where she was going? And what about Frank, not to mention Bill and Kitty? But she couldn’t worry about that now. She pulled the photo of Maya and Joseph from her purse and gazed at it. In an hour or less, she would be face to face with this woman and child, these people she’d been wondering about for so long. Beneath the anxiety, excitement was simmering.

“Christopher!” she called. “You’re going to visit with Stella and Rose for a little while.” She gave the photo one last look before returning it to her handbag. “Mommy has to go out and see someone.”

* * *

On a quiet street lined with youthful maples still green from summer, Jenna pulled the car to the curb and set the parking brake. Alexander was waiting for her on the corner, as promised, and as soon as he recognized her, he started in her direction. She took a deep breath before getting out of the car.

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