To Love You More by Wayne Jordan

Author:Wayne Jordan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2012-08-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Morning came with its startling, tropical beauty. Outside, the pale gray of the early dawn morphed into bright orange and red before settling into the brilliant blue of daytime.

Rachel stumbled up the driveway and stopped when she reached the steps of the verandah.

Her breath came in ragged, labored sounds. The niggling of pain in her side had worsened. Her attempt to take a short walk had seemed a good idea, but she had pushed herself too much.

Last night she had been unable to sleep. She’d tossed and turned and tossed some more until finally slipping into a restless sleep. She had awakened just before five o’clock, deciding to venture outdoors for a short, brisk walk. She missed her daily morning run, but since the doctor had recommended only light exercises, a short walk seemed reasonable.

A week had passed since she’d last spoken to George, yet she could not forget the fact that she’d been so mean to him. She’d been challenged by a desire to do the right thing.

On her walk, she’d decided that she’d tell George about their son. She only hoped that the inevitable anger would be replaced by joy to know him.

Rachel took the key from her pocket and unlocked the door. The sound of the television greeted her. Gregory was already up. From the direction of the kitchen, the piquant aroma of freshly brewed coffee titillated her nostrils.

She headed to her room. She’d take her bath and then come back for breakfast. She was hungry and her mother’s promise of fluffy bakes and codfish cakes had tickled her taste buds. She had been requesting the local breakfast delicacies since her return to the island.

Five minutes later, feeling totally refreshed, she entered the kitchen, clad in a tube top and shorts. She could get accustomed to this life of leisure, but in a week, said the doctor, she should be able to return to work, if she promised to take it easy. This morning she had already broken her promise.

A part of her missed the energy of the prosecutor’s office, but catching up on her pile of novels and watching some of her favorite movies on AMC was enough to send her searching for a rich man to take care of her.

When she entered the kitchen, Gregory was already there, his plate stacked with his codfish cakes and bakes.

“Good morning,” she greeted Grace cheerfully then turned to her son. “Gregory, you’re not going to eat all those pancakes, are you? You’re going to have a stomachache if you eat so many.”

“Grandma says I can leave two of them to eat later when I’m hungry. She said that my stomach must have a maw worm.”

“If you’re not careful you’ll blow up to the size of a whale,” she replied, stretching her hands wide apart to show him the size.

He giggled.

“Let the boy eat what he wants,” Grace said, chuckling. “He’s a growing boy.

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