The House at Rose Creek by Proctor Jenny

Author:Proctor, Jenny [Proctor, Jenny]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: city, love, family ties, family, danger, orphan, community, fiction, LDS, diary, family issues, clean, home, ancestor, tragedy
Publisher: Covenant Communications Inc.
Published: 2013-07-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Kate paced back and forth across the worn linoleum in the kitchen, drinking her second cup of coffee. She was drinking decaf on purpose; she hadn’t been sleeping very well and, for once, thought the caffeine might not do her any good. Fear and worry about the house had eaten at her all night for several nights now. Three days had passed since her initial conversation with Mr. Marshall, and yet she still felt no closer to a solution. She’d called the attorney every day, and every day he had told her he was still waiting for answers. Two nights before, over dinner, Kate had told Andrew everything. It had helped to discuss it with someone else, but words alone weren’t getting her any closer to saving the house. Fortunately, their discussion had been the only dark spot in an otherwise blissful evening.

Kate couldn’t get enough of Andrew’s company. Something had happened that first morning when he’d come so close to kissing her. They had connected on a level far deeper than anything she had ever experienced before. The more she got to know him, the more at ease she felt in his presence. Her only hesitation was his work. He didn’t hide the fact that he was an architect, but clearly, that wasn’t the kind of work he was doing for his uncle at Spencer Contracting. Even when Kate probed for more detail, Andrew tap danced around any conversation that involved his employment history. She could tell there was something he wasn’t telling her. But then, there was plenty she wasn’t telling him either. It was too early, she decided, to stress over any potential skeletons in his closet.

Kate heard gravel crunching in the driveway and walked to the porch to meet the missionaries, who were just arriving for an appointment. Kate was grateful for the distraction—anything to help pass the time until she heard from Mr. Marshall.

An attractive woman in her mid- to late fifties accompanied the elders. Something about her seemed familiar, though Kate was fairly certain they hadn’t ever met.

“Good morning, Kate,” Elder Christianson said. “This is Caroline Spencer. I hope you don’t mind her joining us this morning.”

“Not at all,” Kate said, smiling, now making the connection. Caroline Spencer looked familiar because she looked just like her daughter Tracy, Kate’s teammate from so many years ago.

The small party moved into the family room, Caroline choosing a seat right next to Kate.

“It’s so nice to finally meet you, dear, though now that I look at you, I do remember you from Tracy’s team.”

“How is Tracy?” Kate inquired. “Andrew tells me she has four children now.”

“Oh, she’s doing just fine,” Caroline answered. “I wish I got to see her more often. Those kids grow up so fast! And yes, she does have four children. Her oldest is seven, and then, believe it or not, she had a set of twins just like I did, except hers are a boy and a girl, and then the baby, who is almost two.

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