Stay With Me by Rita Hestand

Author:Rita Hestand [Hestand, Rita]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

The next morning, Willa was preparing breakfast when Clay walked up to her and kissed her on the back of her neck. Goosebumps went all over her and she turned and kissed him on the lips. It was only meant to be a peck, but she was hungry for his kisses, and couldn't control her wayward response. "Good morning." She murmured in his ear.

She smiled and pushed him away. "Behave," she told him playfully.

Charlie came into the kitchen moments later with Elan on his hip.

"Smells good, what's for breakfast?" he asked her.

"Bacon, eggs, and gravy. I even have some fresh tomatoes from the garden." She told him.

"Already?" Charlie quipped.

"Yes, we have several and cucumbers too. The beans will be ready in a couple of weeks." She told him with pleasure. "I planted lots of good things you will be so pleased when you see all of it coming up. There is squash, and peas and lettuce and watermelon, and mush melons and so many good things. The dirt here is very good to grow things. I gave the doc some, and I will give him more when our garden blooms."

"I guess I wasn't much of a gardener," Charlie told her.

"My mother taught me about gardens, we always had big gardens, especially when dad was around."

"Did you tend it every day." Charlie asked.

"It takes much work and love." She answered.

He coughed pretty hard and she glanced at him, "Did you take your medicine?"

"Yes, little mother, I did." He told her and sat down at the table beside Elan's highchair. "I want to be around when this little tyke grows up, you know?"

Willa smiled, "I am glad of that."

Clay was sitting on the other side, the side where Willa usually sat.

Charlie seemed to notice the smiles between them, but he didn't say anything.

"Charlie I'm going to visit Mrs. Williams down the road today. I've got a roast already cooked and you can make sandwiches with it. But how do I get to her place? The doc said it was about ten miles down the road, but he didn't give me any directions other than that."

Charlie was a bit surprised to hear of this but pleased too. "Cora will be thrilled to have some company. What made you think of her?"

"The doc was telling me about her. He worries because she is so alone out there. And I thought it would be good to get to know some women about."

"Yes, she's my age and if anything happened, we wouldn't know it until it was too late. She's worked that property herself since her husband died and anything could happen. That's a cracker jack idea too. Well now, you just head west, about ten miles. The house sits a ways from the road, but you can see it easy enough. Not much out there to hide it. She's got a big oak tree in the front yard. And introduce yourself when you get there as she'll probably have a rifle pointed at you. If she don't know you, she's pretty cautious about people she don't know.

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