A Promise Kept by Robin Lee Hatcher

Author:Robin Lee Hatcher
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2013-10-31T22:00:00+00:00

Allison

Wearing a bulky cardigan, Allison stood on the front deck, smiling at the bright blue sky overhead. The thermometer on the corner of the house said it was sixty degrees and climbing. Amazing for mid-March. She didn’t expect the warm weather to continue for long, and the weatherman promised it wouldn’t. Cooler temps, wind, and rain—perhaps even a little more snow—would likely be the norm until May.

She didn’t care. Today it felt like spring and new life and fresh hope. She felt like dancing. In fact, she thought she would.

Face toward heaven, arms outstretched, and eyes closed, she spun and hopped and dipped around the deck. Then, imagining what she must look like, she laughed.

Oh, that felt good.

Dizzy at last, she stopped and grabbed hold of the railing. Then she noticed Gizmo had moved off the deck and was sitting on the steps, watching her with eyes that said, You’ve gone nuts.

“Yes, maybe I have,” she answered him—and laughed again.

She went inside, the dog zipping through the doorway ahead of her, and walked to her bedroom to change her clothes. She had a bit of shopping to do before meeting Susan for dinner, followed by the book club meeting at the library at seven.

Allison donned a pair of Levi’s and a red sweatshirt with a white collar. She didn’t fuss much with her hair. A ponytail would do.

With a little time to spare before she should leave, she sat at her desk and checked e-mail. She was surprised to see Tony’s name pop up in the list of unread mail. She clicked on it.

Hi, Allie. Hope you’re doing well. I talked to Meredith last night. I’ve been thinking about flying down to see her. Maybe in May. Did you know she’s met some guy? She sounds interested in him. Thinks he’s special. Made me think back to when we first met in college. If she’s still seeing him by the time I go down, I’ll check him out. Make sure he’s good enough for her. Next time you’re coming to Boise, let me know. Maybe we could meet for lunch. I’d like to see you. Tony

Allison closed her e-mail and leaned back in her desk chair. Meredith had met someone special? She hadn’t mentioned any guy, special or otherwise, when they’d talked on Saturday. Why would she tell her dad and not her mom? That made no sense. Meredith shared everything with Allison. Or at least that was what Allison had believed.

And what about Tony’s suggestion that she meet him for lunch sometime? She wasn’t sure how she felt about that. His visit over Christmas had turned out all right. But that had been for Meredith’s sake. Did Allison want to see him apart from their daughter?

With a sigh, she stood. “Gizmo, you want to go to town?”

The dog hopped and spun in a circle.

“Yeah, I thought you would. Come on.”

After ten months in their mountain home, Allison and Gizmo had their “go to town” routine down pat. They were on their way in under ten minutes, Gizmo fastened into his doggy seat belt harness.

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