AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“Kim offered. At least offered to let her live there, but the girl said that Kim had the baby and Alyssa, and she didn’t think taking in two more girls would be something Kim would want to do.”
“But her sister already has a home,” Luke pointed out.
“I think Becky is hoping that her sister will eventually live with her. I’m sure that’s what she wants. Kim said something about her saying that she was unadoptable because she was so old. I guess most couples don’t want to start out with a teenager.”
“That’s smart,” Alex murmured. He was a handful when he was a teenager. If it hadn’t been for his uncle, he probably would have gone off the deep end. He owed his uncle more than he could repay. Unfortunately, he wasn’t around anymore, and now that he finally knew that he needed to thank him, he couldn’t.
“I guess I was just wondering where she’s been staying. And wanted to let you know that if you see her, I think she’s pretty harmless. Her main desire is to be with her sister.”
“There’s a lot of history there. From the boy that was with her to where in the world she’s supposed to be and why people aren’t looking for her.”
“Yeah. I’ll try to get to the bottom of it. But in the meantime, I’m going to try to find a place where she can stay and that might eventually adopt her sister if the option ever comes up. Kim said that her sister’s foster parents were just in it for the money. I... I’m not sure I can believe that you could do a job like that just for the money, but maybe it’s true.” Davis lifted a hand, as though he really had no idea.
Alex concentrated on his food. It was delicious. Some kind of tater tot breakfast type casserole that was perfect after a long morning of working on the building.
Maybe he bit off more than he could chew with the construction, although... He had the confidence he could do it. It was just going to take a while. And maybe he needed that time to recharge and think. And court a certain woman he knew.
“When we’re done making hay, there won’t be too much to do on the farm. If you were going to do all of this yourself, if the gossip in town is true, and you’re interested in any help, Luke and I would be happy to come give you a hand.”
“Really?”
“Sure. Just let us know. Not that the farm doesn’t keep us busy, but once the hay is in, we usually have a few weeks where things are a little bit slower.”
“I can help you too. Although, I don’t really know anything about what you’re doing. I...didn’t learn too much about building stuff in my former business.”
“Yeah. If I hadn’t had my uncle... I wouldn’t know either.” Alex studied Davis. He’d seen him around in the business world, heard about him, met him a few times, but it was going to be interesting getting to work with him. That was something he was looking forward to. Davis had a reputation of being honest.
Alex figured he could never have too many honest people around him.
By the time they were done eating, they’d completely demolished the breakfast casserole, and there was nothing left but a dirty dish.
The men took the spoons and the dish and the water jug while he took the plastic cups and paper plates and walked to the dumpster. He didn’t watch the men walk away, but he had a good feeling in his chest. The feeling he had when he made a good business contact. Only that was for contacts, and he wouldn’t even consider them contacts. He would consider them friends.
Chapter 19
“This is where you wentto school?”
