Microsoft Word - Sparks, Nicholas - A Bend In The Road by Михаил

Author:Михаил
Language: eng
Format: mobi, pdf
Published: 2012-01-15T21:27:40+00:00

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“I wasn’t hiding from your family,” Miles said a few minutes later. “Jonah asked if I’d come out here with him to see if I thought it would be okay to play here. I said it probably was—I hope that’s okay.”

“That’s fine,” Sarah said. “As long as he’s having fun.” Larry had come around the corner as the four of them were talking and asked Brian if he could look in the garage for the serving dishes he’d been unable to find. Brian wandered off in that direction, then disappeared from view.

Larry, too, was quiet, though in a more speculative way than Brian. He seemed to regard Miles with a studying eye, as if watching his expressions would reveal more than the words Miles was saying as they covered the basics about each other. That feeling quickly passed as they found common interests, like the upcoming football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Miami Dolphins.

Within

a few minutes, they were talking easily. Larry finally made his way back to the house, leaving Sarah alone with Miles and Jonah. Jonah went back to the mound of dirt.

“Your father’s quite a character. I had the strangest feeling that when we first met, he was trying to figure out whether we’d slept together.” Sarah laughed. “He probably was. I am his baby girl, you know.”

“Yeah, I know. How long’s he been married to your mom?”

“Almost thirty-five years.”

“That’s a long time.”

“Sometimes I think he should be sainted.”

“Now, now . . . don’t be so hard on your mom. I liked her, too.” “I think the feeling was mutual. For a while there, I thought she was going to offer to adopt you.”

“Like you said, she just wants you to be happy.”

“Say that to her, and I don’t think she’ll ever let you leave. She needs someone to take care of, now that Brian’s off at college. Oh, listen—don’t take Brian’s shyness personally. He’s really reserved when it comes to meeting people. Once he gets to know you, he’ll come out of his shell.”

Miles shook his head, dismissing her worries. “He was fine. Besides, he kind of reminds me of how I was at that age. Believe it or not, there are times when I don’t know what to say, either.”

Sarah’s eyes went wide. “No . . . really? And here I thought you were the smoothest talker I’d ever met. Why, you practically swept me off my feet.” “Do you honestly believe that sarcasm is the right tone to take on a day like today? A day to be with family and offer thanks for all our blessings?” “Of course.” He put his arms around her. “Well, in my defense, then, whatever I did seemed to work, didn’t it?”

She sighed. “I suppose.”

“You suppose?”

“What do you want? A medal?”

“For starters. A trophy would be nice, too.”

She smiled. “What do you think you’re holding right now?”

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