Worth the Wait_A Last Hope Ranch Novel by Amanda McIntyre

Author:Amanda McIntyre [McIntyre, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781790278664
Amazon: 179027866X
Publisher: Independently published
Published: 2018-11-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Dalton had agreed to being deputized, making J.C.’s life marginally easier. He’d also given him permission to use his Valkyrie while on duty, and due to complaints about a number of speeding tickets and jay-walking citations, J.C. made a mental note to speak with his new charge soon and tell him to ease up a bit.

He heard about the calendar sessions down at the Kinnison ranch, and how amazing Olivia was in capturing the essence of End of the Line in her work. Everywhere he went there was talk of the festival, talk of the search for a building to renovate for the new library.

He pulled his truck in front of the First Church of Christ. It was a perfect Saturday morning, crystal clear blue skies, a crisp breeze out of the north. It didn’t get much better than this. Reverend Leslie Cook, End of the Line’s first and only female pastor, met him on the sidewalk.

“Good morning, Sheriff,” she said with a smile. Reverend Cook’s skills as a pastor carried over into counselor and, though never married—as of yet, she’d say—she had saved many a marriage in town with her wise counsel.

“Morning, Reverend.” J.C. tipped his hat. “Listen, I wanted to thank you for allowing us to use the social hall downstairs for the Saturday library program.”

Her smile grew wider. “I am more than happy to support Charlotte in this. I know how much the program means to her.” She glanced over his shoulder at the burned-out hole in the side of the court house where the library’s main floor once stood. “That woman has worked there, goodness, for as long as I’ve been here. I’ve never seen such dedication,” Reverend Cook said.

J.C. agreed. “That is true. She’s been working in that library since she graduated from college. Even part-time when she was in high school,” he said.

“It’s too bad that things happened as they did. Still, you can’t say that God can’t make good of bad things, am I right?” she asked.

He’d attended church with his dad most Sundays, had even gone to Sunday school as a kid for a while, but like many kids had drifted away from the church. He hadn’t set foot in the place in many years, always giving the excuse that work kept him away. Perhaps that’s why he didn’t follow her line of thought. “I’m not sure I know what you mean, Reverend,” he said.

She shrugged and shifted a load of books under her arm to the other side. “Well, she’s tried for years to get the city council and the mayor to move on annexing a new library in town. She offered to write grants, hold fundraising events, everything, but she couldn’t get the man to get off his duff and do something.”

J.C. listened more closely. Charlotte had, from time-to-time, mentioned a new library. Every businessman in town had supported the idea, but he hadn’t been aware of how long the city council and the mayor had been dragging their feet.

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