Authors: Melinda Di Lorenzo
Worth the Risk (27 page)
Mary’s heart sank, although she wasn’t surprised. Amy had fought addiction issues for years. “Let’s just hope whatever is going on with her life, she gets it together soon and comes back for her son.”
“This arrangement isn’t going to cause issues with your boyfriend or a significant other, is it?” he asked worriedly.
“Since I don’t have a significant other or a boyfriend, there’s no problem,” she replied.
Moments later she watched as Tony’s truck disappeared in the distance. She gripped the suitcase handle tightly and wondered what she had just gotten herself into.
She should have never agreed to this. The last thing she needed was to have a baby in the house to remind her of all her inadequacies. But Tony had looked so desperate.
It’s going to be just fine, she assured herself. It was possible Amy had already returned to the Holiday ranch looking for Tony and her baby.
With this positive thought in mind she headed inside. Halena remained standing in the same place she’d been during the conversation with Tony, only now she had deep lines etched across her forehead.
“Big changes,” she said. “And a tin man... You’d better guard yourself, my Mary. The leaves are whispering to me that this is not a good thing.”
Mary released an uneasy laugh. “But, Grandmother, sometimes the leaves lie to you.”
Halena’s eyes remained dark and troubled. “And sometimes they don’t,” she replied.
Copyright © 2016 by Carla Bracale
ISBN-13: 9781488005190
Worth the Risk
Copyright © 2016 by Melinda A. Di Lorenzo
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