A Family for Thanksgiving by Patricia Davids

Author:Patricia Davids
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Religious, General
ISBN: 9780373875603
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2009-10-27T00:00:00+00:00

Nicki finished feeding Sasha but sat for a while on the corner of Jesse’s bed. She could no longer hear the sound of voices through the closed door. Was that a good sign for the brothers’ ceasefire or a bad one?

Either way, she couldn’t stay in here forever. Rising she opened the door and carried the baby back to her sleeping sisters. Jesse sat on the sofa sorting through a stack of papers. The dark look on his face kept her from asking about Clay.

“All the girls have eaten now, Jesse. Is there anything else I can do for you before I leave?”

“No. Thanks, Nicki. We’ll be fine.”

“Okay. What are you going to do about Mitzy?”

He blew out a loud slow breath. “I’m going to look for another nanny.”

“She’s young, but she has a good heart. Can’t you give her another chance? Explain to her what she did wrong?”

“No. This was inexcusable. Any suggestions on who else might want the job?”

“Not off the top of my head, but I’ll keep my eyes and ears open. Something will turn up. The right person is out there, Jesse. Don’t give up hope.”

He nodded, but didn’t reply. Picking up Kasey, Nicki settled her on her hip and left the house. As she closed the front door, she prayed God would send someone special to love and care for the triplets…and for Jesse.

Descending the porch steps, she saw Clay leaning on the corral fence beside the barn. He stood with one boot resting on the lowest board and his forearms propped on the top rail. He’d donned his hat and his sheepskin-lined jacket, but even without the trappings of a cowboy he would look at home on any ranch. Perhaps it was because he had cowboying in his blood.

She hesitated only a second before approaching him. From the set of his shoulders he looked as forlorn as his brother. It didn’t bode well for their reconciliation. She walked over to him.

“Moo-cow!” Kasey squealed, clapping her hands. Inside the corral were a dozen black Angus cows contentedly chewing their cuds and watching the humans with casual interest.

Clay glanced her way. “Did you get Sasha settled?”

“I did. They’re all asleep now.”

He held out a small photo. “I saw this blowing across the yard. Do you recognize them?”

She took the picture from his hand. The faded and water-splotched snapshot was of two young boys sitting on the seat of a tractor. “I don’t. If you take it to the church, they’ll add it to the lost and found items. Michael and Avery are cataloging everything that comes in and posting it on a Web site. Someone might come looking for it.”

Clay took it back. “I wonder how far from home this traveled?”

“The tornados that day touched down over a twenty-mile area. There’s no telling how far it came.”

“Or how far the things missing from this ranch traveled. They look like brothers, don’t they?”

She heard the sorrow in his voice as he stared at the photo.

“How did it go between you and Jesse?”

A wry smile flitted across Clay’s lips as he glanced at her.

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