Love Me, Trust Me (Full Heart Ranch Series Book 2) by Barbara Gee

Author:Barbara Gee [Gee, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Clean & Wholesome, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Romantic Schemes, Small Town & Rural Area, Cowboy & Western Romance, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Romantic Suspense, Veterans Retreat Center, Full Heart Ranch, Animals-Horses & Cattle, Lawman, Law Enforcement, Detective, Chief of Police
Publisher: Barbara Gee
Published: 2015-05-17T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

“All right then, I think we’re done here.” The judge stood and smiled at the small group of people seated before him. “Congratulations, Mr. Anderson. You’re free to take your son home to Chandler. Mrs. Hendricks will accompany you and make sure everything is acceptable where you’re staying. It’s standard procedure, so don’t take it personally. She’ll check in for a short period of time every day for the first week, then three times a week for two more weeks. Then her reports will be wrapped up and everything will be nice and official.”

“Thank you, Your Honor.” Ryan stood and shook the judge’s hand, then turned to Patrick and thanked him sincerely for all he had done, promising to keep in touch. Then he hugged Louise and shook Byron’s hand before turning to a quiet Hank. “You ready, buddy?”

Hank gave a small nod, his uncertainly showing now that it was actually time to leave. Louise wrapped him up in a hug.

“We’ll come visit you soon, Hank. And I’ll bring lots of cookies, okay?”

“Okay.” His eyes returned to Ryan, waiting.

Ryan held out his hand. “You can ride with Libby and me.”

On the way to the house, Ryan got a call from Detective Wheatley saying it was okay for them to go to Anthony’s house to pick up Hank’s things, as long as they were accompanied by someone who could vouch for them taking nothing but what belonged to the boy. Libby called Marilee, who was following them, and she agreed to go with them to Anthony’s and oversee the process before going on to Chandler.

Once at the house, Hank didn’t care which of his clothes they packed, although he knew exactly which toys and stuffed animals he wanted. But first he found the photo of him and his mother, which he had hidden at the back of his closet beneath a pile of clothes he had outgrown. He held it up to Libby as she was folding clothes and putting them into a suitcase.

“This is my mom,” he said reverently.

Libby smiled and carefully took the photo, which was in a fun, colorful frame with trains and airplanes printed on it. The photo was a close-up of the two of them standing in front of a small train car, like the ones you would find at an amusement park. Both of them were smiling widely, and Libby wondered how long it would be before Hank’s little face displayed such innocent joy again. His mother, Eve, was a very pretty lady, her short dark hair framing a heart shaped face and expressive dark eyes. It was easy to see why this photo was Hank’s favorite. His mother’s love for him was so obvious, her eyes sparkling with it, her smile proud and happy.

“That’s a wonderful picture, Hank,” Libby told him sincerely. “We’ll make sure nothing ever, ever happens to it, okay? I’ll make some copies of it for you to keep in the computer so you have extras.”

Ryan walked over and held out his hand.

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