Over You by Christine Kersey

Author:Christine Kersey [Kersey, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, New Adult & College, Romantic Suspense, Inspirational, Mystery & Suspense, Suspense
Amazon: B008RH5MZG
Goodreads: 15832276
Publisher: Wind Chimes Publishing
Published: 2012-01-01T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

Early the next morning Jessica drove toward the diner, gratified she’d thought of a way to avoid Kyle. She’d left a note on the front door telling him she had an errand to run and to let himself in. The idea of facing him after seeing him with his child had been too much, and Jessica had tossed and turned the night before until she’d remembered she wanted to talk to Thomas Naylor about Charles and Teal Harrington. Once she’d settled on the excuse to avoid Kyle, she’d fallen right to sleep.

Now, as Jessica pulled into a parking space at the diner, she considered how to get the information she wanted. She didn’t want to tell him about the letters and the fact that Teal Harrington may have had an affair, and then a child out of wedlock. She wanted to find out just enough to help her decide if Teal Harrington was B.

The moment Jessica entered the diner she spotted Thomas sitting in a booth. But this time there was someone with him. It was a man that appeared to be around the same age as Thomas. She stood there a moment, trying to decide if she should come back another time. Then Thomas waved her over.

Smiling at the invitation, Jessica walked over to the booth.

“Hello there,” Thomas said. “Jessica, isn’t it?”

“Yes. Good morning.”

“Jessica, this is my good friend, Paul.”

She greeted his friend, wondering if he might have any information on the Harringtons.

“What brings you to this lovely diner so early in the morning?” Thomas asked.

“I was actually hoping to talk to you again.”

“Is that so? Well, slide on in next to me then.”

She did as instructed, pleased he was willing to talk to her.

“Jessica here is doing some research on some of our old-time families,” Thomas said to Paul. “Isn’t that right?” He directed his question to her.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“How’s that going?”

“Pretty well, although I wanted to talk to you a little more about the Harringtons, if that’s all right.”

“Jessica is staying with her aunt, who lives in the old William Donohoe place,” Thomas said to Paul.

“That right?” Paul said.

Jessica thought she saw a look pass between the two men and wondered if that had anything to do with what she’d discovered in the letters. “Did either of you know William?” She hoped the question was natural enough, since they’d brought him up.

Thomas nodded toward Paul, who said, “I worked with him.”

“Really? Where did the two of you work?” Jessica asked.

“The U.S. Postal Service.”

“Oh,” she said. “What did you do there? Did you both deliver mail?”

“Indeed we did.”

“What was it like back then? Nowadays so many mailboxes are clustered together. Did you drive your entire route, or did you do some walking?”

“Most routes were a mix. The rural routes were mostly driving, but we certainly did a lot more walking up to doors than they do now.” He paused. “I rather liked going to the houses. Gave me a chance to chat with members of the community.”

“That would be nice,” Jessica said.

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