Maggie's Miracle by Kingsbury Karen

Author:Kingsbury, Karen [Kingsbury, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Inspirational, Adult, Age Range 2 Older Audience, Romance
ISBN: 9780446532303
Amazon: 0446532304
Goodreads: 289658
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 2003-10-14T07:00:00+00:00

The appointment took place a week later, and four days after that Megan took the call at work. It was Mrs. Eccles, and her voice rang across the phone line like a kind of early Christmas carol. “I have good news for you, Ms. Wright. We’ve found a match for your son.”

Megan leaned back in her office chair and held the phone more tightly to her ear. “You have?”

“Yes. I think you’ll be quite happy with our choice.”

“Is he … is he young or old?” Megan’s voice was breathy, and she could see the buttons on her blouse trembling with every heartbeat. Jordan hadn’t stopped talking about the program since they signed up. “Tell me about him, please. Did he … has he always wanted to help children?”

“Well… ” The woman hesitated. “His story’s a bit different than most.”

Megan’s shoulders fell a bit. Wasn’t that the point of the program, pairing children with adults who had a strong desire to help a lonely boy or girl? “Then … why did you pick him?”

“His wife died a few years ago, delivering their first child. The baby didn’t make it, either.” Some of the cheerfulness faded from the woman’s voice. “He saw the article about Healing Hearts and was very interested. Thought maybe it’d be good for both him and a hurting child.”

Remorse tapped at the door of Megan’s conscience. “Oh.” She wanted to let excitement grow within her again, but it all seemed so sad. “I’m sorry.” How could a man with that type of loss be any kind of positive influence on Jordan? She kicked her doubts back into the closet and pinched the bridge of her nose. “What else? Tell me about him.”

The woman gave as thorough an overview as possible. The man’s name was Casey Cummins. He was thirty-four and ran his own café in Midtown. He was interested in basketball, football, baseball, and anything outdoors, and, because of his job, his hours were flexible.

“He jogs three miles a day and has a master’s in business administration. He’d be happy to help with homework.”

Megan glanced at the murder files on her desk and felt the door to her closet of doubts creak back open. “What about the screening process?”

“We went over that at the interview.”

Megan crossed her arms and pressed her fist into the hollow near her lower rib cage. “I know that, but tell me anyway. I’m a district attorney, remember?” She paused and forced a more polite tone. “Specifically … how did this Casey check out?”

“No record of any criminal behavior with either the FBI or the local police. He’s never served time, never been arrested, no history of drug abuse. Never even had a speeding ticket, as far as we can see. He pays his bills on time and has an apartment about twenty blocks from his café. We spent several hours interviewing him here at the office, and of course we had a licensed social worker check out his residence.”

“And … ” Megan hated her suspicions, but after a week of waiting, the whole setup sounded too good to be true.

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