Kiowa's Oath (Grooms with Honor Book 12) by Linda K. Hubalek

Author:Linda K. Hubalek [Hubalek, Linda K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Butterfield Books Inc.
Published: 2018-12-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“Kiowa, I don’t know if this a good idea. Maybe we should go back—"

“Ma! You’re here!” Nolie yelled as he barreled toward them on the boardwalk.

Kiowa had listened to Mary’s excuses to not go to the school picnic all morning, but he still lifted Mary off the bed and set her in the rolling chair as planned when it was time to leave.

Mary fussed he didn’t set her hat on right, redoing it twice herself before deciding the angle of the hat and the pins anchoring it were finally acceptable.

“Let me push her chair!” Nolie insisted as he met them on the boardwalk, then moved behind the chair to take Kiowa’s place.

“Push her slowly because the boards are uneven. Careful not to dump her out,” Kiowa advised as he stood aside for Nolie to take over.

“Ugh,” Nolie grunted as he started pushing the chair and hit an uneven board. Nolie got the chair rolling and kept it steady, but Kiowa walked beside Nolie in case he needed help.

Did Burdie walk over here okay on her crutches?” Mary asked Nolie.

“Sure, she gets around everywhere on them. When are you going to switch to crutches, Ma?” Nolie asked as he looked over his mother’s shoulder to be sure he was steering the chair straight.

“I don’t know, Nolie,” Mary bit her lip after he asked her.

Kiowa was working with Mary to do the exercises Doctor Pansy recommended. Kiowa could see an improvement in her posture, but the pain in her back magnified when she stood upright and put the crutches under her arm pits. At least she was slowly improving.

“Doctor Pansy says your ma’s back is still healing. Patience and exercise are the keys to improving,” Kiowa said, but he wondered if Mary would ever walk with the speed Burdette had mastered with her crutches. The girl was thumping toward them at a rapid rate.

“Mama! You made it!” Burdette called out, almost tumbling into her mother’s lap when Nolie didn’t stop the rolling chair.

“Oh, I couldn’t miss your last day of school picnic,” Mary smiled up at her daughter.

Good, Kiowa thought. Mary was thinking about someone other than her own worries for a while. He knew this outing would help Mary. Not that he didn’t enjoy being with her, but Mary needed her social life back too.

“Mary! Oh, it’s so good to see you out and about!” Helen Paulson called out as she came forward to lean over and give Mary a hug.

A murmur waved across the crowd as others realized Mary was at this outside event.

“Uh, I’ll let you take over now, Ki, before I get run over by mother’s friends,” Nolie said as he stepped back.

“You both can leave. We’re spending the day with Mary,” Poppy Bjorklund, the butcher’s wife, shooed them away with her hands.

“The day?” Mary asked with a hint of alarm on her face, as she looked at Kiowa in panic.

“As long as you feel up to it,” Kiowa assured her. “I’ll be close by. Whenever you get tired of visiting with your friends, someone can let me know and we’ll go home.

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