Out of Focus (An Adams Grove Novel) by Nancy Naigle

Author:Nancy Naigle [Naigle, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Novels
Publisher: Crossroads Publishing House
Published: 2013-12-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

Kasey dabbed her lips with the paper napkin. “I’m going to bust. That was the best fried chicken I’ve ever had.”

Scott nodded. “Hope you saved room for dessert. Kay makes the best cobblers and seven-layer chocolate cake ever.”

“U-u-u-ugh! No way. I’ll have to take a rain check. I am beyond full.”

He leaned forward. “A rain check? That sounds promising.”

Scott was easy to be with. Small talk had turned into heart-to-heart sharing and laughter during the last hour. Of course, the biggest laugh was over her almost-arrest by his overzealous deputy, and he’d assured her that all the evidence had been destroyed.

She was glad to learn that the little four-cell jail was not the official holding area. That portion of the building was part of the National Register of Historical places. Deputy Dan had done her a favor by not putting her in the general population, which was down that hall. It was harder to forgive Deputy Dan, though.

Kasey and Scott made easy conversation. When she mentioned Nick’s accident, she was surprised to hear that he was familiar with the case.

“A lot of us helped out on that search. Even my Aunt Ida Claire. She came out of retirement to see if she could uncover anything.”

Kasey almost spit out her sweet tea. “I’m sorry. Did you say 'Aunt I declare'?”

He laughed. “Okay, well if you say it like that, it’s kind of funny. It’s Ida. Her middle name is Claire.”

The name tickled her. She started laughing and couldn’t stop.

“Well, that was easy.” He leaned forward. “I like seeing you smile. You have a nice smile.” A serious look crossed his face. “I really am sorry about what’s happened to you. I mean, about your husband and all. It was awful.”

She lowered her eyes.

Scott reached across the table and patted her arm. “So what made you move up this way by yourself? I mean, a city girl and all.”

“Chaz Huckaby called and told me about the property. My husband worked with him for a while—renovating the house as a surprise.”

“Wow. Some surprise.”

She nodded. “Yeah. They made a deal to get it done by our anniversary. Chaz didn’t know about the accident. Well, not that it was Nick anyway. He’d left some messages, but they were cryptic, and I just hadn’t had the energy to call him back until recently. At first I thought I was coming to see what I needed to do to unload the place. But when I saw it, I felt so close to Nick and Jake. I knew I wanted to live there…needed to live there.”

“Tell me about Jake.”

Kasey grinned. “He was three at the time of the accident, but if you asked him, it always looked like four. He had trouble getting his fingers moving in all the right directions to show his age. He’s four now.”

She pushed the dishes to the side and leaned her forearms on the table. “I know some people think I’m crazy for believing he might still be alive, but I know he is.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.