To Protect Her Son by Stella MacLean

Author:Stella MacLean
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-08-16T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

GAYLE SPENT HER lunch break the following day checking the internet for further information about Harry’s release. Thankfully there didn’t seem to be anything more being reported.

She didn’t think that Harry had much interest in her, and by now he wouldn’t have any way of finding her since her parents were both deceased. She hadn’t left a forwarding address with anyone other than the woman who lived in the apartment next to hers—Mary Ellen Bartlett. She’d confided her story to Mary Ellen, the only person she’d felt she could trust back then. They hadn’t stayed in touch since she’d moved to Eden Harbor over a year ago. Not wanting to disconnect completely from the only person who had offered her motherly help and advice, she’d given Mary Ellen her cell phone number.

“What are you doing here when you should be at lunch?” Sherri asked as she approached the reception desk.

Gayle quickly switched from the internet to the registration module. “I was just finishing up a couple of things before I go to the cafeteria. I’m running late for lunch, but I promise to come right back so that we can be ready for the afternoon clinic.”

“Don’t be silly. You’re always working extra time. Don’t worry about taking a few minutes now. I need you fresh for this afternoon’s clinic. You know Dr. Samuelson always has add-ons, which means more work for you.”

“Thanks,” she said, and meant it with her whole heart. If only she could confide in Sherri, but it was out of the question. Her best friend didn’t need to know what a fraud she was. Her stomach ached from the stress, making eating impossible, but she should at least have a cup of tea.

When she reached the cafeteria, she purchased tea and a packet of cookies and went to sit at the table where she could watch TV for a few minutes before going back to work. She had always found television the easiest way to get her mind off her worries. Sliding into the chair, she stirred her tea as she half listened to one of the national networks.

She opened the packet of cookies just as the announcer began a segment on what it meant to be a Christian and its impact on... She glanced up at the screen. A keening cry escaped her lips at the sight of an old photo of Harry. The announcer was talking about how Christianity had saved this man, who’d sought forgiveness from God for his past sin of shooting a police officer. A classic story of God’s love and the miracle of redemption. They were going to interview Harry after the commercial break.

She glanced around, seeing that several people were staring at her. She had to get out of here. She had to leave work, go home. She’d call Mary Ellen and warn her not to tell the media anything if they contacted her. Meanwhile, all she had to do was get past the next few days until interest in the story waned, and her secret would be safe.

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