Luke by R. C. Ryan

Author:R. C. Ryan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2016-11-29T05:00:00+00:00

“Now this alone would be worth the drive to town.” Grace licked the edges of her cone.

Nessa’s eyes lit. “What in the world did you order?”

“A double-dipped Monster Chocolate Marshmallow Honeycomb Delight.” Grace laughed like a girl. “How about you?”

“Mud Pie and Cookie Dough, with hazelnut topping.”

“Ingrid?” Grace looked at the two sisters as they sat side by side on a smooth log, which rested on two massive tree trunks and served as a bench.

“Mine’s Strawberry Cotton Candy and Jolly Cherry Cherub.”

“Lily?”

The girl had to take a moment to lick away a drop that was about to fall from her sugar cone. “Once in a Blue Moon and Purple People Eater.”

“Who would have believed blue and purple ice cream?” Grace gave a mock shudder. “I’m sure it tastes lovely, but those colors…”

Lily held out her cone. “Want a taste, Gram Gracie?”

The older woman laughed. “No, thank you. If I manage to eat all this, I’ll be amazed.”

“My money’s on you,” Vanessa said between licks of her ice cream.

As they sat in the sunshine, enjoying their sweet treats, they looked up when Nessa called, “Dr. Anita. How nice to see you.”

A pretty young woman stepped out of the shop holding a cone of chocolate ice cream.

“Nessa. What a lovely surprise.” She looked over. “And Ms. Grace. How are you?”

“Just fine, dear.” Grace moved over to make room. “Will you join us?”

“Thank you.”

As Dr. Anita sat, Grace added, “Dr. Anita Cross, these are guests of ours. Ingrid and Lily Larsen.”

They smiled and greeted one another while keeping careful hold of their cones.

“How are things at the clinic?”

Dr. Anita rolled her eyes. “Busy. This is the first break I’ve had all day, and I thought I’d treat myself before the next go-round begins.” She kept her gaze averted as she asked casually, “How is Colin, Ms. Grace?”

“Just fine, dear. He’s currently up in the highlands with our wranglers.”

“This has to be a busy time for ranchers.”

Grace gave a small laugh. “I can’t think of a time when we aren’t busy. Whether it’s calving in spring, or roundup in fall, or all the times in between, there’s just never a lull in the activities.”

Anita nodded. “It’s the same for doctors. There just never seems to be enough time in the day.”

Grace gave a knowing smile. “And still, despite all the demands on our time, we manage to live our lives. Sometimes, when Frankie and I look back, we wonder at all we’ve experienced. Birth, death. Laughter and tears. Good times, and some not so good that we’d rather forget. But here we are, still filling every hour of every day, and grateful for every minute of it.”

Anita Cross polished off the last of her small cone before getting to her feet. As she did, she lay a hand on Grace’s arm. “Thank you for the reminder that I need to take time for life while rushing through my busy routine.” She glanced around at the others. “It was so good meeting you, Ingrid and Lily.

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