the Cape Refuge (Cape Refuge Series Book 1) by Blackstock Terri

Author:Blackstock, Terri [Blackstock, Terri]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2009-05-17T16:00:00+00:00

C H A P T E R

37

As Sadie showered upstairs, Morgan called Blair at the library to tell her about the girl. Blair went ballistic and told her she was coming over to talk some sense into her. She pulled into the driveway moments later, her face full of indignation.

“What are you thinking?” she asked in a loud whisper when she found Morgan in the kitchen. “We don’t even know if we should be keeping the tenants we have, and you’re bringing new ones in?”

“You would have done the same thing,” Morgan said. “She was sleeping in the boathouse. She has a broken arm and this big bruise under her eye. What did you want me to do, send her back to the people who did that to her?”

“She’s not your problem,” Blair said. “She’s not our problem.”

Morgan checked the oven, where she had pork chops baking.

Blair grabbed her arm and stopped her. “Morgan, we have to find her another place to stay. We have to tell her to leave.”

Morgan swung around and leveled her gaze on her. “Mama and Pop would have done just what I did, Blair.”

“Maybe that’s why they’re dead!” Blair said. “And if we’ve learned anything from it—”

“I learned more from their lives than I did from their deaths, Blair,” Morgan threw back. “I learned that sometimes it’s important to do the right thing, even if there’s uncertainty.”

Blair paced across the room, rubbing her temples. “I don’t understand this treacherous compassion you have, just like they had. I guess it’s a religious thing, something you feel you have to do to score points with God.”

“It’s not about scoring points,” Morgan said. “We rescue others because God rescued us. We’re grounded enough in reality to know that we could be floundering, just like them.”

“Reality?” Blair asked. “There’s no reality involved here, Morgan. You think you’ll bring Mama and Pop back somehow by taking in lost souls like they did. But it’s not going to happen. You’re just going to have a lot more stress on you, a lot more responsibility.”

“I can handle it,” Morgan said.

“Well, can you handle moving back into this house? Because you can’t bring a teenage girl home and leave her alone here. You have to stay and watch over her.”

“The doors have locks on them. And Rick’s in jail.”

“Didn’t you hear?” Blair asked. “The judge set bail this afternoon. He’s already out. He’ll be coming back here.”

“I thought you didn’t think he did it!” Morgan said. “You’re the one who was all friendly with him last night.”

“I don’t think he did it,” she said. “But Gus might have. Whoever did it is still out there.”

“All right, then, you’ve made your point. We could bring her to your house to stay with us—”

“No!” Blair cried. “I’m not entertaining some teenage kid!”

“Then I’ll have to stay here,” Morgan said, picking up a dish towel and rubbing a wet spot on the counter. “And you too because I don’t want you alone at your house.”

“This is crazy, Morgan!”

“Go up and meet her,” Morgan challenged.

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