Turn Back Time by Radclyffe

Author:Radclyffe
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: ! Yes
ISBN: 9781933110349
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2006-03-15T05:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

“Did you have a good walk?” Mina asked when Wynter joined her in the living room. She’d changed into a loose denim jumper and tie-dyed T-shirt but still wore her fuzzy pink slippers and was ensconced in a rocker surrounded by the Sunday papers.

“It was nice,” Wynter said, leaving the door to the adjoining family room open so she could keep an eye on the children, all of whom were sprawled on the rug with their toys and games. “Do you want your ice cream?”

“In a little while.” Mina nodded toward the overstuffed chair next to her. “Sit down and enjoy the fire.”

Wynter settled back with a sigh and propped her feet on a footstool.

“Is Ken home?”

“Taking a nap. He said he was up all night.”

Wynter made a sympathetic sound. “I’m not so sure it’s a good thing I have two days off in a row. It makes me realize how abnormal my life is.”

“Looked pretty normal this morning,” Mina said. “Family breakfast, friendly company, nice quiet walk.”

Wynter smiled, thinking just how right that had felt. Spending time with Ronnie. Being with Pearce. Pearce. She had no idea how Pearce had become part of her life outside of the hospital, but she was glad. The last month had brought so many changes, sometimes she felt as if she couldn’t keep up. “I just wish there were more mornings like this.”

“It won’t be forever. You’re more than halfway done.”

“I know,” Wynter said, staring at the ceiling. “It was just so nice to take Ronnie out and spend an hour just having fun.”

“You were gone for a while. I was starting to worry.”

“Sorry. Pearce took us by her garage where she restores old cars.

Ronnie loved the place.”

“If it had anything to do with cars, she would.”

Wynter laughed. “I think I’m raising an auto mechanic.”

“Well, maybe it’s hereditary. That’s a lot like surgery.”

“If I had the energy, I’d throw a pillow at you.”

Mina reached for the cup of tea resting on the reading table beside her. “Pearce was good with her.”

“She was great.”

“So you all had fun.”

“Yes.” Wynter felt a ripple of apprehension for which she had no explanation. Almost every minute they’d spent together had been effortless and enjoyable. They’d conversed easily about Pearce’s cars and Wynter’s family. She’d told Pearce about growing up on a farm, and how shocked her parents had been when she’d said she wanted to be a doctor. Neither was a college graduate, and in their small community, many of the young people still married and settled down within walking distance of their parents. Even the ones who went away to college frequently returned, preferring the quieter life they had grown up with.

Ronnie seemed taken with Pearce. Although Ronnie rarely stopped babbling, she and Pearce seemed able to communicate even without words. Everything had been perfect, and yet the closer they had drawn to Pearce’s apartment on the return trip, the less they’d talked and the more heavy the silence had become.

They’d climbed the

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