Love Inspired June 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2: A Mother to Love\Healing the Lawman's Heart\A Rancher for Their Mom by Gail Gaymer Martin

Author:Gail Gaymer Martin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Love Inspired
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“Tanner, you made it.” Marty’s welcome at the front door was loud and clear.

Julia didn’t look right away. Seeming too anxious was in no one’s best interests, and knowing Tanner had come to help made her feel good. First she finished the coat of primer she was rolling on room one’s back wall, then turned.

He was watching for her. Waiting. That realization sent her heart tripping into a sweet pattern, and when he reached up and tipped his baseball cap, ever so slightly?

She melted.

He moved her way, eyes locked on hers, and when he got to the enclosed room and the fresh paint, he whistled lightly in appreciation. “Nice job. It’s getting there.”

“It is. I love it,” she confessed. “Sue, come here. Meet Zach’s replacement.”

Dr. Salinas came their way and stuck out her hand. “Sue Salinas, nice to meet you. You’re Tanner Reddington?”

He tossed Julia a quick questioning glance. “You’ve been discussing me?”

“I may have told Sue what a help you’ve been to us here.”

“We’re grateful.” Sue pulled her hair into a ponytail and pointed to the calendar on the wall. “We want this up and running, ready for a post-Easter opening. We’re already fielding calls at the main office from people interested in using the clinic, so word’s getting out.”

“Can they come to the main office in the meantime?”

“They could,” Julia replied, “but a lot of these women are in rough circumstances. If we send them to the more upscale environment of the main office, it can make them feel uncomfortable. And then they don’t come back.”

“When this is done, it will have all the amenities of the main office, but the simplicity of a health clinic,” Sue added. “That way scuffed-up shoes, worn purses and thin-seamed clothes don’t stand out.”

“You’ve given this a great deal of thought. And I expect Julia shared my misgivings about the location with you.”

“You’re among friends when it comes to that advice.” Sue laughed. “We’ve taken our share of heat about this spot, and the brick-throwing incident bears that out, but if we’re afraid to go to the streets, how do we expect to help the people in the streets?”

“It’s a noble gesture,” Tanner agreed.

“Not noble.” She downplayed that quickly. “Inspired. Miranda, Julia and I all prayed, and after about six months of putting it in God’s hands, this property came to us via the former owner. He donated it for the sum of the back taxes, which were paid by donations, leaving the grant money for the rebuild. I think God’s hand has been on every inch of this project, and I pray every day that we can do it justice.”

He glanced from one to the other. “Who’s Miranda?”

“Dr. Matthews,” Julia told him as she tapped the paint can cap into place. “She’s the third corner of our busy triangle.” She set the can of primer down and stood.

Mixed emotions marked Tanner’s expression. Julia poked his arm in a friendly gesture. “We are guaranteed to fail at one hundred percent of the chances we don’t take.

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