Until the End of Time by Danielle Steel

Author:Danielle Steel
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 2013-01-29T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

After Jenny spoke to Azaya, she went upstairs to the nursery, and put away some things she’d bought and hadn’t had time to put in the drawers yet. Everything was ready. All they needed now was the baby. She could hardly wait. She was smiling to herself as she bustled around and was surprised when, three hours later, Bill wasn’t home yet. Sometimes he spent hours with his congregants when he visited them, particularly Harvey Adams, who liked to tell stories, or any of the older ones who were lonely and sick. Bill had the proverbial patience of a saint. She knew there was no point worrying about him. Eventually, he’d wander home, apologizing for taking so long.

At five o’clock she took out some lettuce and tossed a salad for dinner. Bill was going to barbecue steak. And it was five-thirty when she heard a car drive up and looked out the kitchen window. It was the sheriff. It was the second time he’d been there that week, to question her about Tony Blackman and what she knew about his abusing Debbie. They were still investigating their history and the persistence of his abuse. It didn’t surprise her to see the sheriff again, and he looked serious when she opened the door and invited him in.

“Hi, Clark,” she said easily. “Bill isn’t home yet. He should be here any minute. He went up to see Harvey Adams—he’s been sick.” The sheriff nodded and took off his hat when he walked in.

“Jenny, I have to talk to you,” he said.

“I know. It’s about Tony again.” She hated going over it again, and hoped he would go to prison for a long time for what he’d done.

“It’s Bill,” he said quietly. He wanted to get this over with quickly and not draw out the agony. It was bad enough. “He got caught in a flash flood today, going up to Harvey’s. He and his horse fell into the ravine.” It was as simple as he could make it, as Jenny stared at him in disbelief.

“What are you saying?” Her mind refused to understand.

“He died, Jenny. He fell. We found him at the bottom of the ravine. They got swept away.” For a moment he thought she was going to faint as she clutched his arm. The look on her face was one he knew he’d never forget. He just hoped someone felt that way about him when he died. She looked as though someone had just ripped her heart out through her eyes. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. He was a wonderful man.” He helped her into a chair as she stared at him.

“That’s not right,” she said, wanting to argue with him and roll back the film. “It can’t be. You made a mistake. Are you sure?” She was talking quickly and shaking her head. She couldn’t believe what she was hearing.

“I’m sure. We brought him back.” He didn’t want to tell her that his broken, lacerated body was at the morgue.

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