Moondrop Miracle: A novel of hope through hard times (Windy City Hearts Book 1) by Leo Jennifer Lamont

Author:Leo, Jennifer Lamont
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mountain Majesty Media
Published: 2020-05-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Because she felt her husband couldn’t be trusted to watch the baby, Connie hired Ingrid’s daughter, Sonja, to babysit for the few hours a week she was at work at the drugstore. A recent high-school graduate, Sonja was a good-natured, cheerful girl, similar to Ingrid in personality. But unlike her petite, plump mother, Sonja stood tall, rawboned, and awkward, with an unruly shock of blond hair that seemed to go every which way in spite of her halfhearted attempts to tame it with an oversize barrette. Her skin bore the angry red marks of adolescent acne. Ingrid had confided to Connie that the girl lacked confidence. But when Ingrid brought her over to meet the Sutherlands, Sonja took to Scotty immediately, holding him tenderly and cooing over him. Based on the smiles he offered, he liked her, too.

“You don’t have to worry about a thing, Mrs. Sutherland,” Sonja said as she rocked Scotty in her arms. “I grew up helping to care for my younger brothers. I know all about babies.”

“A stern caretaker, too, she can be, when the situation calls for it,” Ingrid added, smiling with pride at her daughter.

“Well, that’s wonderful, Sonja,” Connie said warmly. “I’m sorry that I can’t afford to hire you for more than a few hours a week. That’s as far as my wages will stretch. But I can’t afford not to hire you, either. My husband is … well, he’s too preoccupied with other concerns to take adequate care of the baby.”

“Oh, we women are better with the babies, anyway,” Ingrid asserted with a dismissive wave of her hand. “Men are all thumbs when it comes to the little ones.”

Connie directed her smile at Sonja. “You’ll take your meals with us, of course, whenever you’re working. And you’re welcome to raid the icebox anytime for whatever you may find there. Maybe over time we can figure out some other way to boost your compensation. “

“That’s all right, Mrs. Sutherland,” the girl said. “My mother tells me you are a wonderful woman to work for, and that means a lot. I’m happy to take care of little Scotty.”

Connie felt herself blush and cast a grateful glance at Ingrid.

“Is true,” the older woman said kindly. “I wouldn’t have said it if it wasn’t true.”

IT TOOK Connie a little while to learn the ropes of working in the drugstore, but soon Mr. Dornbusch was trusting her to know her way around the shop and help customers find what they were looking for. After a couple of weeks, he even left her in charge for short stints while he ran an errand or went home for lunch.

“I suppose it’s not bad to have some help,” he admitted grudgingly after the first week, “but don’t go changing things around too much. There’s no room in the budget for useless frippery.”

When she wasn’t helping customers, Connie turned her decorative eye to sprucing up the product displays. First she stripped each shelf of its inventory and gave it a good scrubbing, then polished each box, bottle, and jar before placing them back in neat rows.

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