Hathaway House 4-6 by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Military, Romance
ISBN: 9781773364285
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2022-10-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Sicily woke up to find it was already four o’clock. She’d had a lot of trouble sleeping but had managed it eventually. Wishing she could have gone to the pool and the hot tub herself, but not wanting to interfere with the patients’ daytime therapies, she’d stayed in her room, tossing and turning until she finally nodded off. She got up and grabbed a bathing suit and went for a swim. The pool wasn’t empty, but it wasn’t crammed with people either. She dove into the water and proceeded to do laps. When she had done thirty, she pulled herself out and sat down on one of the chairs and lounged in the sun. Now, if she had a coffee and a glass of orange juice, things would be perfect. She closed her eyes and rested.

“There you are.”

She jumped at the familiar voice, and then she opened her eyes and smiled up at Shane. “Hey, how are you doing?”

“Good. I wanted to thank you for seeing Elliot yesterday. He had a marvelous night and is a completely different man. It’s amazing what sleep can do.”

“That’s awesome.” She raised her eyebrows. “His back’s muscle spasms last night were pretty bad. I gave him a short massage to help ease the tension. I wasn’t sure if he was asleep or not when I left, but if he wasn’t, he certainly was out before too long.”

“Also his soul feels a little bit better. Confession and apologies are good for that.”

She chuckled. “He had nothing to apologize for, but I put his worries to rest anyway.”

“The combination was good. He had a much better night, which made today much better.”

She beamed. It made her feel good to think she had helped Elliot in some way. “I’m glad to hear that. He’s a good guy.”

“He is, at that.”

She shook her head and then glanced around to make sure nobody was close enough to overhear. “Maybe you can help me with something. He’s afraid of horses and is refusing to have anything to do with the sessions other than possibly watching part of one session from the other side of the fence. There could be more behind it but he’s not ready to go there yet.”

Shane’s mouth formed an O of surprise, and then he shrugged. “He mentioned the horse thing to me. It’s too bad, but it’s his choice. We can’t deal with everything. At least some of the other patients can give it a try.”

“True. At least if he could see what the others are doing, I think it might help him.”

Shane nodded. “I’m looking forward to seeing what the horse therapist can do. Let me know when it’s all scheduled, so I can fit it into my day.”

“Will do.” She watched as he walked away. She got up and grabbed her towel, wrapped it around herself and headed back to her place. She had to shower and change and then head into town for a few things. Maybe even include a walk in the park for a change of scenery.

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